Are Food Certification Costs Misestimated? Exporter‐Perspective on the European Standard
Are Food Certification Costs Misestimated? Exporter‐Perspective on the European Standard
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出口商对欧洲标准的看法是否被误估了？
DOI：
10.1111/j.1477-9552.2011.00307.x
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发表时间：
2011
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
S. Joshi
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作者：
C. Ragasa;S. Thornsbury;S. Joshi
旨在控制食品污染的食品安全法规有时被批评为负担过重，阻碍了发展中国家的小企业和出口。报告的食品安全支出似乎相对较小（从<生产价值的1%到7%），但可以侵蚀许多公司的利润率。本文回应了有关报告的企业层面支出并未反映遵守食品安全体系的真实成本的说法。我们估计附带的成本节约和未计成本与危害分析和关键控制点（HACCP）认证菲律宾海鲜生产商之间的传统生产和食品安全支出之间的相互作用，使用translog成本函数建模。结果表明，报告的HACCP成本被严重低估，平均每美元报告支出1.10美元。
Food safety regulations aimed at controlling food contamination have sometimes been criticised as excessive burdens, disadvantaging smaller firms and exports from developing nations. Reported food safety expenditures appear relatively small (from <1 to 7% of the value of production) but can erode profit margins for many firms. This article responds to claims that reported firm-level expenditures do not reflect true costs of compliance with food safety systems. We estimate incidental cost savings and uncounted costs associated with Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) certification among Philippine seafood producers by modelling the interactions between conventional production and food safety expenditures using translog cost functions. Results indicate a significant underestimation of reported HACCP costs by an average of US$1.10 for a dollar of reported expenditure.