Co-regulation as a possible model for food safety governance: Opportunities for public-private partnerships

Garcia Martinez, Marian, Fearne, Andrew, Caswell, Julie A. and Henson, Spencer (2007) Co-regulation as a possible model for food safety governance: Opportunities for public-private partnerships. Food Policy, 32 (3). pp. 299-314. ISSN 0306-9192

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Abstract

Public concern about food safety is placing increasing pressure on government agencies to be more prescriptive and proactive in their regulation of the food industry. However, given the scarcity of public sector resources, concerns about the impact of regulation on competitiveness and the scale of the task at hand, there is growing interest in co-regulation, with public and private sectors working hand-in-hand to deliver safer food at lower (regulatory) cost. This paper explores the scope for the co-regulation of food safety in the UK and North America, where there are distinct differences in the established regulatory processes. The authors conclude that opportunities clearly exist, to varying degrees in the different countries analysed, but that considerable obstacles remain to the widespread adoption of co-regulatory practices in the area of food safety. (C) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: co-regulation,food safety,public private partnerships,quality
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Social Sciences > Norwich Business School
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Innovation, Technology and Operations Management
Depositing User: Pure Connector
Date Deposited: 08 Sep 2015 14:54
Last Modified: 21 Oct 2022 01:12
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/54291
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2006.07.005

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