Wilson, John S.

Global trade and food safety winners and losers in a fragmented system / John S. Wilson, Tsunehiro Otsuki. [electronic resource] : John S. Wilson, Tsunehiro Otsuki. - Washington, D.C. : World Bank, Development Research Group, Trade, 2001. - Policy research working paper ; 2689 . - Policy research working papers ; 2689 World Bank e-Library. .

"October 2001." Title from title screen as viewed on Aug. 26, 2002.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 21-23).

8 billion compaired with levels under today's widely divergent national standards. How food safety is addressed in the world trade system is critical for developing countries that continue to rely on agricultural exports. An analysis shows that adopting a worldwide standard of a toxin affecting nuts and grains could increase trade in these commodities by



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Exports--Developing countries.
Food--Safety measures.--Developing countries
Trade regulation--Economic aspects--Developing countries.


Developing countries--Commerce.

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