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http://dx.doi.org/10.13103/JFHS.2021.36.1.68

A Comparison Study of Cost Components to Estimate the Economic Loss from Foodborne Disease in Foreign Countries  

Hyun, Jeong-Eun (Department of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University)
Jin, Hyun Joung (Department of Economics, Chung-Ang University)
Kim, Yesol (Department of Arts and Cultural Management, Chung-Ang University)
Ju, Hyo Jung (Convergence Research Center for Big-data, Cheminet Ltd.)
Kang, Woo In (Convergence Research Center for Big-data, Cheminet Ltd.)
Lee, Sun-Young (Department of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University)
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Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety / v.36, no.1, 2021 , pp. 68-76 More about this Journal
Abstract
Foodborne outbreaks frequently occur worldwide and result in huge economic losses. It is the therefore important to estimate the costs associated with foodborne diseases to minimize the economic damage. At the same time, it is difficult to accurately estimate the economic loss from foodborne disease due to a wide variety of cost components. In Korea, there are a limited number of analytical studies attempting to estimate such costs. In this study we investigated the components of economic cost used in foreign countries to better estimate the cost of foodborne disease in Korea. Seven recent studies investigated the cost components used to estimate the cost of foodborne disease in humans. This study categorized the economic loss into four types of cost: direct costs, indirect costs, food business costs, and government administration costs. The healthcare costs most often included were medical (outpatient) and hospital costs (inpatient). However, these cost components should be selected according to the systems and budgets of medical services by country. For non-healthcare costs, several other studies considered transportation costs to the hospital as an exception to the cost of inpatient care. So, further discussion is needed on whether to consider inpatient care costs. Among the indirect costs, premature mortality, lost productivity, lost leisure time, and lost quality of life/pain, grief and suffering costs were considered, but the opportunity costs for hospital visits were not considered in any of the above studies. As with healthcare costs, government administration costs should also be considered appropriate cost components due to the difference in government budget systems, for example. Our findings will provide fundamental information for economic analysis associated with foodborne diseases to improve food safety policy in Korea.
Keywords
Foodborne diseases; Foodborne outbreak; Economic cost; Cost estimation;
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