Do private translation mechanisms encourage food safety in dairy production? Evidence from the Brazilian Conseleites

Abstract

This study investigates how and why the translation role of private meso‐institutions can help in the implementation of food safety norms in Brazilian dairy supply chains. Relying on a unique dataset containing producer‐level data, we combine a difference‐in‐differences approach with matching to investigate the experience of the Brazilian Conseleites. Our results indicate that milk quality levels tend to be higher in the states where Conseleites operate, suggesting a reduction in the cost of obtaining and disseminating information, and potentially, of transaction costs in a more general way.

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“…Zhan et al [ 20 ] found the balance between quality improvement and cost consumption from the perspective of perishable food production process, and identified the key quality improvement links. De Oliveira et al [ 21 ] found that reducing the cost of accessing and disseminating information could improve the quality of milk products.…”