Strategic responses to food safety standards – The case of the Indian cashew industry

Tessmann, Jannes

doi:10.1016/j.wdp.2021.100312

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“…This decreases food safety and makes exports very difficult or impossible. However, there are some food business operators in India that cover all HACCP principles like the extended dissemination of private standards in the Indian cashew industry where, previously, safety-related problems were noticed and overcome [20].…”

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“…Some local organizations, e.g., the Cashew Export Promotion Council of India (CEPCI), have supported the adoption of private food safety standards such as ISO and HACCP. Apart from offering training on quality certification, CEPCI covers up to a third of the costs stemming from food safety certification, including consultancies, audits, and the equipment required for quality control [20]. The certifications ensure that food businesses comply with the appropriate standards.…”

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Assessing Food Safety Compliance in a Small-Scale Indian Food Manufacturer: Before and after Certification of the Food Safety Management System and Foreign Supplier Verification Program

Sasikumar Nair,

Mazurek-Kusiak,

Trafialek

et al. 2023

Applied Sciences

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The implementation of food safety management systems has a great influence on global food safety and security, especially for developing nations. The principles of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points are crucial for food safety and are the basis of food safety management systems. The purpose of this study was to assess the food safety management systems of a selected small-sized food company in India, both before and after certification of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 22000 and the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). This company manufactured traditional fried vegetable snacks using manual processing. The effectiveness of these certifications was assessed through direct audit. The integrated FSVP and ISO 22000 audit checklist were elaborated and applied in this study. It was shown that the certification significantly improved (97.14%) food safety system conformity in the company in question. Before certification, many non-compliances were found, especially for HACCP implementation. After certification, the only non-conformity concerned pest control. The integrated FSVP and ISO 22000 audit checklist used for the assessment enabled an evaluation of several factors: the food quality and safety compliance level, the effectiveness of certification, and the readiness of the small-sized Indian snack producer to develop the export of their products to the U.S. and other developed countries. It was shown that certification enabled a small-sized Indian food producer to meet the requirements of ISO 22000 and FSVP, which are the prerequisites for exporting to the U.S. and other developed countries.

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Assessing Food Safety Compliance in a Small-Scale Indian Food Manufacturer: Before and after Certification of the Food Safety Management System and Foreign Supplier Verification Program

Sasikumar Nair,

Mazurek-Kusiak,

Trafialek

et al. 2023

Applied Sciences

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“…However, unlike the West African countries, India lags in cashew export and value chain [65]. The main reasons behind India's inefficient cashew value chain are the impreciseness in fetching local producers in the 'Cashew Development Corporation of India' platform, limited investments in global cashew logistics [66], inadequate refrigeration during long-duration transportation, and growth of bacterial and fungal infections [67]. Thus, this study is concerned about upgrading the cashew global logistics service by enhancing competitiveness in logistics outsourcing and ensuring a sustainable profit to each driver.…”

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Analysis of Competitiveness in Agri-Supply Chain Logistics Outsourcing: A B2B Contractual Framework

Singh

2022

Sustainability

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COVID-19 has left some permanent effects on the Regional Agri-Supply Chain (RASC). It has single-handedly accelerated the RASC’s performance through the globalization of local products and increased e-agri-business, virtual retailing trends, and smart logistics and warehousing services. The post-COVID worldwide growing demand for regional agri-products has increased the competitiveness in logistics outsourcing. Motivated by these changing notions, this paper addresses two major questions—whether the competitiveness in logistics outsourcing allows the supply chain drivers (supplier, retailer, and 3PL) to form a sustainable B2B pricing supply chain model, and what will be 3PL firms’ strategic decisions to secure sustainable profit under this competitiveness? In the light of competitive literature, this paper proposes two decision-making approaches, optimistic and pessimistic, models them using the Stackelberg game theory, and solves them using the subgame perfect Nash equilibrium. The result shows that, even after competitiveness in logistics outsourcing, the supply chain drivers agree to form a contractual supply chain. However, the competitive strategy-making of 3PL firms is a little tricky. Each focal 3PL firm must have perfect information about the peer firm’s strategic movement to choose its preferable strategy. Further, they can preferably constrain their core competencies (service price and quality level) to assure a sustainable profit.

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Decoding the complexity of the Brazilian pork supply chain

Link,

Kruger,

Foguesatto

et al. 2024

JADEE

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Purpose This research examines the impact of governance structures within the Brazilian pork supply chain on the necessary controls for exportation. Specifically, the goal is to unravel the intricacies of this supply chain and decode its complexity.Design/methodology/approach Using transaction cost economics as a theoretical lens, we surveyed the main bodies responsible for the export and quality assurance sectors of Brazilian organizations that trade and export pork. Our sample comprises 53.5% of the country’s pork exporting companies during the period analyzed.Findings The presence of vertical and horizontal governance structures in the pork export chain stands out. While the vertical structure enables greater control due to command relations, there are trust and cooperation relations in the horizontal structure. This makes it possible to establish mechanisms to control health, quality, safety and traceability in both structures. We also identified each company’s characteristics: formation configuration (if the cooperative, publicly traded company, or other modality), capital stock, location, the average daily slaughter of pigs for export and sows per producer. We conclude that the organizations have concerns related to the food safety programs, as there are programs that seek transparency throughout the process in many supply chain stages.Research limitations/implications Studies that relate the level of orientation to the export market with the occurrence or risk of corrupt and opportunistic behavior and the coordination mechanisms adopted may represent an interesting and important opportunity for studies.Originality/value This study helps to understand the complexity of the Brazilian pork supply chain.

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Strategic responses to food safety standards – The case of the Indian cashew industry

Cited by 4 publications

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Assessing Food Safety Compliance in a Small-Scale Indian Food Manufacturer: Before and after Certification of the Food Safety Management System and Foreign Supplier Verification Program

Assessing Food Safety Compliance in a Small-Scale Indian Food Manufacturer: Before and after Certification of the Food Safety Management System and Foreign Supplier Verification Program

Analysis of Competitiveness in Agri-Supply Chain Logistics Outsourcing: A B2B Contractual Framework

Decoding the complexity of the Brazilian pork supply chain

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