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An Evaluation on the Food Safety Policy of the EU after Mad Cow Disease Crisis : Social Welfare and Political Economic Perspective (광우병 위기 이후 도입된 유럽연합의 식품안전정책에 대한 평가 : 사회후생 및 정치경제적 관점)

  • Park, Kyung-Suk
    • International Area Studies Review
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.255-292
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    • 2018

  • This paper evaluates the new food policy adopted by the European Union to enhance the food safety after the mad cow crisis occurred in 1990's. Newly introduced rules at the EU level are characterized by two features. Firstly, an important part of them have the form of Regulation which is a binding legislative to all member countries. Secondly, most of them are horizontally applied to the whole food industry, irrespective of their kinds of performance, hygiene or labelling. According to theoretical studies on this topic, any food safety regulation for solving adverse selection problem or reducing negative externality in food consumption should be fine-tuning depending on the concrete demand and costs conditions of the food sector concerned. In this theoretical perspective, the food safety laws introduced at EU level after mad cow crisis have been over-regulated for improving social welfare. The true motivation for the transfer of the policy competence on food safety to the Union level is political rather than economic. Our analysis with a political economic perspective shows that how the EU food regulations have been embraced not only by the governments of member countries, but also by diverse interest groups like food processor & distributors, consumers and agro-livestock groups, and that they have been used as protectionist purpose specially against non-member developing countries. Taking into account the fact that the basic aim to form the Union is to establish a single market to enhance economic efficiency at the Union level, the EU is required to adopt some policy actions to reduce negative effects of too restrictive food safety regulations.

  • https://doi.org/10.21212/IASR.22.3.10 인용

Selection of Representative Foods and 'Best-fit' Mapping of Other Foods for Estimation of a Comprehensive Exposure to Food Contaminants in a Korean Total Diet Study (한국인의 유해물질 식이 노출량 평가를 위한 대표식품 선정과 mapping)

  • Koh, Eun-Mi;Shin, Hye-Hyung;Yon, Mi-Yong;Nam, Eun-Jeong;Lee, Yoon-Na;Kim, Do-Hee;Lee, Jee-Yeon;Kim, Mee-Hye;Park, Sung-Kug;Choi, Hoon;Kim, Cho-Il
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.43 no.6
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    • pp.773-782
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    • 2011

  • A food list representing the typical diet of Koreans was developed for a total diet study based on the 687 food items which appeared in the dietary intake data collected during the 2008 & 2009 Korea National Health & Nutrition Examination Survey. Food items included in 90% of the cumulative intake, items with a consumption frequency of 5% or higher and items contributing to 80% of cumulative fat intake were considered first. From the resulting 165 food items, 15 items were removed to avoid similar foods, while 10 distinct items were added to increase the efficiency of 'best-fit' mapping. Consequently, 160 items were selected as representative foods, which cover 90.93% of intake amount, 91.36% of energy intake and 89.05% of fat intake. Given that every food consumed by Koreans can't be analyzed for contaminants of interest, mapping other foods to the previously mentioned representative 160 foods is warranted because it enables a more comprehensive dietary exposure assessment that is close to reality.

  • https://doi.org/10.9721/KJFST.2011.43.6.773 인용 PDF KSCI

Scientific Management Policy for Hazardous Substances (유해물질 관리정책의 과학화)

  • Jung, Ki-Hwa
    • Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.171-181
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    • 2011

  • Though food safety efforts of the government has been increasing, but the health hazards resulting from food does not stop and thus increases consumers' anxiety and distrust of government. For more reliable safety management, developing analysis and intake measurement methods and strengthening regulatory control with strict criteria is necessary. In addition, as not only the known hazards by now, but also unknown but obvious hazards are simultaneously ongoing in current environments, the unified risk management and health assessment for food, health food and medicines from the media is critical. As risks and damage to health may show up after a long time after exposure, preventive measures and strategies for safety control is also needed.

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