The Precautionary Principle and Risk Assessment in International Food Safety: How the World Trade Organization Influences Standards

Food Safety and Security in Romania – An Econometric Analysis in the Context of National Agricultural Paradigm Transformation

“…Research conducted by Byrd-Bredbenner et al (2007), Godfray et al (2010), Hanning et al (2012) and Post (2006) in the field of food safety revealed varied results, depending on the functional form considered, the econometric approach adopted, the time interval, the area under analysis or the variables taken into account. The use of econometric instruments to carry out the current research implies, in this case also, highlighting the non-stationary character of the data series, by using specific tests, either at individual level, for each data series (Augmented Dickey-Fuller -ADF and Phillips-Perron -PP tests), either a form of the IPS test (Im, Pesaran and Shin, 2003) adapted to the specificity of the chronological series, available in the EViews program package (Quantitative Micro Software, 2010).…”

“…Thus, it is influenced by the change in the agricultural paradigm (Andrei, Mieilă and Panait, 2017;Sima and Gheorghe, 2015), the land grabbing (Ciutacu, Chivu and Andrei, 2017) or the volatility of agri-food prices (Andrei et al, 2016 Zanin et al (2017) also found that food security is a critical component in ensuring the sustainable development of contemporary economies, and any problem triggered within a certain state has a contagion effect, propagating in the case of other states as well. The need to ensure food safety standards is important for all products, whether of animal or vegetal origin or industrially processed, regardless of the production process, the distribution chain or their addressability (Post, 2006;Aoki, 2011;Strauss, 2014). King et al (2017) argue that without achieving the objectives of food safety and security, the objectives of sustainable development cannot be achieved.…”

Europe as a global regulator? The limits of EU influence in international food safety standards

“…The literature that focuses on the EU's efforts to upload elements of its regulatory approachnotably the precautionary principal and consideration of 'other legitimate factors' -into the CAC's principles finds very limited success (Motaal 2004: 868 -9;Poli 2004: 619 -25;Post 2006Post : 1264. Assessments that focus on the EU's role in the adoption of specific standards are somewhat more positive, although here influence often takes the form of delaying adoption of the rival standard (Hristova 2013; van Schaik 2013a: 111).…”

Reconciling public opinion and WTO rules under the SPS Agreement

“…This must involve clearly communicating data sources and assumptions to the public (and other interested stakeholders) (Post, 2006). Jardine et al (2003) note that the importance of stakeholder involvement has been accepted in international fora, citing the outcome of a 2000 international workshop on risk-based decision-making, which concluded that : each step in risk assessment is heavily dependent on its specific cultural and regulatory context.…”