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Information asymmetry and the role of traceability systems
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A model of ex ante quality verification and ex post traceability systems is used to demonstrate the different functions and incentives of a traceability system.Abstract:
The role of food traceability systems in resolving information asymmetry is explored. Three functions of traceability systems are identified: ex post reactive systems that allow the traceback of affected products in the event of a contamination problem so as to minimize social costs, ex post systems that facilitate the allocation of liability, and information systems that provide ex ante quality verification. A taxonomy of traceability systems illustrates the multidimensional nature of the information problems related to food safety and food quality. A model of ex ante quality verification and ex post traceability systems is used to demonstrate the different functions and incentives of a traceability system. Finally, examples of private sector and regulatory traceability initiatives are discussed within the context of the ex post and ex ante models developed in the paper. [EconLit citations: Q130; Q180; L150.] © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Agribusiness 20: 397–415, 2004.read more
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Traceability in the Canadian Red Meat Sector: Do Consumers Care?
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the economic incentives for implementing traceability systems in the meat and livestock sector and used experimental auctions to assess the willingness to pay of Canadian consumers for a traceability assurance, a food safety assurance, and an on-farm production method assurance for beef and pork products.
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Traceability issues in food supply chain management: A review
Fabrizio Dabbene,Cristina Tortia +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a comprehensive literature review on the aspects of supply chain management that are influenced by traceability, which is considered fully integrated in the chain management and not kept separately.
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Consumer acceptance of novel food technologies
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors organize the research describing how heuristics and individual differences among consumers influence the acceptance of agri-food technologies and explore factors that may explain consumers' acceptance or lack of acceptance.
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Traceability, Liability, and Incentives for Food Safety and Quality
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors model a stylized marketing chain composed of farms, marketers, and consumers and show that food safety declines with the number of farms and marketers and imperfect traceability from consumers to marketers dampens liability incentives to supply safer food by farms.
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Tracking, tracing, and business process interests in food commodities: A multi-level decision complexity
Melanie Fritz,Gerhard Schiefer +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a suitable tracking and tracing process and decision model which also supported the understanding of the deadlock the sector is in and summarized the decision situation for enterprises and the sector in a cost-benefit decision table that provides a framework for future developments.
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Using Informational Labeling to Influence the Market for Quality in Food Products
TL;DR: In the United States, the federal government is increasingly using requirements for informational labeling on food products to influence consumers' knowledge and purchasing patterns and manufacturers' product offerings and marketing practices.
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Using Informational Labeling To Influence The Market For Quality In Food Products
TL;DR: In the United States, the federal government is increasingly using requirements for informational labeling on food products to influence consumers' knowledge and purchasing patterns and manufacturers' product offerings and marketing practices as discussed by the authors.
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A game theoretic approach to organic foods: an analysis of asymmetric information and policy
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that repeat-purchase relationships and third-party monitoring are required for high-quality credence goods to be available, and the policy implications of this analysis for national organ;c food standards are discussed.
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The evolution of partnerships in the meat supply chain: insights from the British beef industry
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