A race to the top?
Subtitle: a case study of food safety standards and African exports
By: Tsunehiro Otsuki, John S. Wilson, Mirvat Sewadeh.
Contributors: Wilson, John S.; Sewadeh, Mirvat.; World Bank. Development Research Group. Trade.
Series: Policy research working paper ;; 2563; Policy research working papers (Online) ;; 2563.
Publisher: World Bank, Development Research Group, Trade
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Food law and legislation -- Economic aspects -- Africa.; Food industry and trade -- Quality control -- Economic aspects -- Africa.; Imports -- European Union countries.; Exports -- Africa.; European Union countries -- Commerce -- Africa.; Africa -- Commerce -- European Union countries.
Description: Implementation of the European Union's new aflatoxin standards will reduce African exports to Europe of nuts, cereals, and dried fruits, products highly sensitive to the aflatoxin standards. The EU standards would reduce health risks by only about 1.4 deaths per billion a year but would cut African exports by 64 percent, or $670 million, compared with their level under international standards.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 21-23).
Title from title screen as viewed on Sept. 17, 2002.
"March 2001"--Cover.
Also available in print.
Mode of access: World Wide web.