Major food safety episodes in Taiwan: Implications for the necessity of international collaboration on safety assessment and management

Li, Jih-Heng; Yu, Wenjing; Lai, Yuan-Hui; Ko, Ying‐Chin

doi:10.1016/j.kjms.2012.05.004

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“…The recent continual decrease in the availability of wild-caught fish has led to a rise in aquaculture fish production as well as a rise in their consumption. However, in Taiwan, major food safety incidents over the past decade have been related to aquatic product consumption [9] and economic losses have been incurred because the import of some Taiwanese aquacultured food products has been banned by several countries worldwide [10]. Consequently, Taiwan's government is paying increasing attention toward aquacultured product safety and quality assessment and management.…”

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Analytical Detection of Sulfonamides and Organophosphorus Insecticide Residues in Fish in Taiwan

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Exposure to residues of antibiotics (e.g., sulfonamides) and insecticides (e.g., organophosphorus insecticides) in aquacultured food can adversely affect humans and animals and thus affect public health globally. Here, using a validated method, we examined the levels of residues of 12 sulfonamides as well as 18 organophosphorus insecticides in aquacultured fish in Taiwan. A total of 52 fish samples (i.e., 20 tilapia, 16 milk fish, and 16 perch samples) were obtained from Taiwanese aquafarms from June 2018 to October 2019. We detected 0.02 and 0.03 mg/kg of sulfamethazine (a sulfonamide) in one tilapia and one milk fish, respectively, and 0.02, 0.05, and 0.03 mg/kg of chlorpyrifos (an organophosphorus insecticide) in one tilapia, one milk fish, and one perch, respectively; thus, among the samples, 3.85% and 5.77% contained sulfonamides and organophosphorus insecticide residues, respectively. Furthermore, we assessed human health risk based on the estimated daily intakes (EDIs) of these residues: EDIs of sulfonamide and organophosphorus insecticide residues were <1.0% of the acceptable daily intake recommended by the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/World Health Organization Expert Committee on Food Additives. The risk of exposure to sulfonamide and organophosphorus insecticide residue by consuming aquacultured fish in Taiwan was thus negligible, signifying no immediate health risk related to the consumption of fish. Our findings can constitute a reference in efforts geared toward ensuring food safety and monitoring veterinary drug and insecticide residue levels in aquacultured organisms. Residue levels in fish must be continually monitored to further determine possible effects of these residues on human health.

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“…Residues of pesticides and drugs were major concerns of consumers. In 2005, cases of groupers ( Epinephelus ) contaminated with malachite green, a banned drug, had severe consequences on the grouper sector in Taiwan (Li et al, : 512). Following the state regulation of the safe use of the drug and pesticides (associated with its dosage and withdrawal period), some farmers began to label their products as non‐toxic ( wu‐du ).…”

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Return migrants, mini‐tours and rural regeneration: A study of local food movement in Taiwan

Cheng

2016

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Since the turn of the century, food safety has been one of the most significant social issues in Taiwan. In face of a series of alarming food‐poisoning scares, which pushed many Taiwanese to search for good safe food, the Taiwanese authorities have initiated a variety of strategies to handle food production issues. At county level, government sponsored projects, such as rural regeneration projects, have coincided with a wave of return migration, in which young city dwellers have returned to rural towns in order to engage in sustainable food production. There is also a popularising trend of ‘mini‐tours’, a leisurely activity that sees urban tourists visiting rural regions in search of ‘authentic’ traditions, such as those around food. This confluence of food safety concerns, official rural regeneration schemes, civil movements for sustainable food production, local tourism and emerging discourses on authentic food and food localism has fashioned an interesting food scene in Taiwan. This paper will examine the impacts of these joint forces. It will also illustrate how local food producers have struggled to construct a new food producer–consumer relationship that also contributes to the sustainable development of Taiwan.

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“…Despite several recent papers emphasised the importance of international collaboration in the food industry, e.g. (Bombaywala and Riandita, 2015) believed that interaction, collaboration, and information sharing play an important role in innovation in the food industry, and (Li et al, 2012) concluded that international collaboration is an effective factor of food safety assessment and management, there is a lack of research on international collaboration in the entrepreneurial food industry. As evident, (Lynde, 2020) recommended that a new food system is required in which entrepreneurs require constructed broadly collaboration between shareholders.…”

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International collaboration formation in entrepreneurial food industry: evidence of an emerging economy

Hajiagha

Alaei

Mahdiraji

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BFJ

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PurposeInternational collaboration is a crucial requirement of entrepreneurship, particularly in developing emerging economies. This collaboration seems so necessary in the food industry as a major contributor to environmental, social and economic problems. This paper aims to identify, analyse the influential network relationship and prioritise the key success factors (KSFs) of international collaboration formation in the entrepreneurial food industry with a case study on Iran's emerging economy.Design/methodology/approachTo identify a list of KSFs, a qualitative method, literature review, is initially used. A quantitative method, fuzzy-Delphi, then is employed to finalise the main KSFs based on the entrepreneurial food industry experts' opinion. To analyse the causal relationship, and prioritise the KSFs, a fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL)-analytic network process (ANP) methodology, i.e. FDANP, is applied. At the first stage, the cause–effect diagram of KSFs is extracted using fuzzy DEMATEL and then, the KSFs weights and priorities are evaluated using a fuzzy ANP.FindingsThe results illustrate that the characteristics of effective development workers are the leading dimension of a successful international collaboration that directly affects other dimensions. On the other hand, increased marketing and trading is the most important KSF that is directly related to international entrepreneurial collaboration team capabilities and professionalism. The leading and casual role of team members also plays a vital role in strategic and communication issues affecting the collaboration success, e.g. market research and new product development. Availability of financial resources and the ability of partners in continuous financing is also a crucial and required factor for a successful collaboration.Originality/valueUsing an extensive review of the literature to extract the KSFs of international entrepreneurial collaboration and finalising them using a fuzzy-Delphi method and examining the cause-effect relations between them, as well as prioritising the KSFs are the main contributions of this paper.

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Major food safety episodes in Taiwan: Implications for the necessity of international collaboration on safety assessment and management

Cited by 12 publications

References 6 publications

Analytical Detection of Sulfonamides and Organophosphorus Insecticide Residues in Fish in Taiwan

Analytical Detection of Sulfonamides and Organophosphorus Insecticide Residues in Fish in Taiwan

Return migrants, mini‐tours and rural regeneration: A study of local food movement in Taiwan

International collaboration formation in entrepreneurial food industry: evidence of an emerging economy

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