Žemės ūkio mokslai / Agricultural Sciences
 ISSN 1392-0200 |
2007 m. Nr. Priedas Future role of quality assurance schemes in the EU
agri-business sector
This paper addresses the future role of food quality assurance schemes (QAS) in the European agri-food business. In the European Union, the food industry and the retail sector have developed a lot of different QAS in response to the several food safety crises of the last years. The increasing number of QAS led to consumer confusion, increased costs for food producers, and non-tariff trade barriers for exporting developing countries. Therefore, a benchmarking and harmonization process has started in the EU, with the aim of reducing the number of schemes, overlapping and duplicate audits, and costs for food producers. In the future, QAS will be more frequently used as a tool for integrated chain management in the European agri-food industry, assuring food safety and quality on all stages of the food supply chain. Special emphasis will be put on the integration of farmers in the management of food quality and safety at all stages of the food supply chain.
Keywords: agri-food industry, EU, food safety, harmonization, quality assurance schemes |
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