Abstract
This article investigates the effects of HACCP implementation on U.S. exports of three seafood categories: fish, mollusks, and shellfish other than mollusks. The Poisson Pseudo-Maximum-Likelihood method with fixed effects is used to control for unobserved country characteristics and zero trade observations. The results indicate that food safety regulations have differential effects across seafood products. The HACCP effect on seafood exports of mollusks, which have higher inherent hazards, is positive and statistically significant. This coefficient infers that mandatory HACCP implementation has improved the exports of mollusk products. The effects on the other two categories are positive, but not statistically significant.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Agriculture and Trade |
| Subtitle of host publication | International Perspectives |
| Pages | 111-123 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781629489858 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2014 |
Keywords
- Fish
- Food policy
- HACCP
- Mollusks
- Shellfish
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all)