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Zoonoses and food safety along global supply chains. Subproject: Economic assessment of food safety with regard to zoonoses (ZooGloW)
Project
Project code: TI-BW-08-135, TI-BW-08-PID1489
Contract period: 01.10.2013
- 31.12.2016
Purpose of research: Applied research
Zoonoses, which are infectious diseases that are transmissible between animals and humans, have become more important throughout the world in recent years. According to the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), major reasons for this are population growth, increasing mobility and changes in animal breeding and husbandry. The research project 'Zoonoses and food safety along global supply chains (ZooGloW)', which is coordinated by BfR, deals with the potential hazards and safety aspects of zoonoses in the food supply chains for pork and poultry. In this project the Thünen Institute of Farm Economics is responsible for the economic assessment of food safety with regard to zoonoses. In the first part of the project the potential effects of a food crisis regarding possible adaptive responses of consumers are analysed. Afterwards possible cost-benefit effects of an increase in the food safety level will be investigated. A key aspect in this regard will be the analysis of the financial cost of an improved diagnosis of zoonotic agents in relevant meat products as well as of improved control and prevention measures. The last part of the project will focus on the analysis of possible costs of selected communication policy options for crisis management and prevention. The first research results are expected mid-year 2014.
Section overview
Subjects
- Animal health
- Agroeconomics
- Toxicology
Collaborative Project
Zoonoses and food safety along global supply chains (ZooGloW)
