Supply chain strategies for speciality foods: a Norwegian case study

Despite strong market interest in speciality foods, producers find market access and distribution challenging. This exploratory research includes a literature review and five case studies of supply chains relating to shellfish, cheese, meat, potato and miscellaneous speciality foods in the mid-Norway region. The study identifies key supply chain configuration parameters from the extant literature, and these are used to analyse the cases. The study makes three main contributions to the literature: an analytical framework for analysing the supply chain characteristics of speciality foods; important supply chain factors for accessing the conventional food supply chain; and five propositions for improving market access. We argue that the speciality foods supply chain should be configured according to these propositions to ensure responsiveness to customer needs and to strengthen market access.     

Knowledge management for food supply chain synergies – a maturity level analysis of SME companies

Abstract

Despite the considerable number of papers addressing knowledge management (KM) aspects in supply chains, many research issues in the area are still neglected. One of the main research gaps in this field concerns the maturity level of KM practices adoption by small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This paper addresses this research gap by developing a framework to support the analysis of the maturity level of KM adoption in an SME context. The framework is applied in a multiple case study developed to investigate the extent to which SMEs operating in the food sector are deploying KM practices to support more sustainable initiatives. By relating KM maturity levels, perspectives and processes to sustainable practices concerning food waste and by-product synergies, the paper makes an original contribution to advance theory and practice in the area. The paper also points out potential barriers that companies face to implement sustainability-related KM practices.     

Public Perceptions of the Potential Hazards Associated with Food Production and Food Consumption: An Empirical Study

Although public perceptions of food-related hazards receive much media comment and debate, the research literature on such perceptions is sparse and piecemeal. In the reported study, 216 people completed a questionnaire relating to their perceptions of the "risk characteristics" of potential hazards associated with various aspects of food production and food consumption. Responses were examined via principal-components analysis to obtain a structural representation of risk perception of the kind provided by Fischhoff, Slovic, and their colleagues in their seminal psychometric work.^(1,2) A three-component solution accounting for 87% of the variance was obtained, with the dimensions labeled as "severity,""unknown," and "number of people exposed." The findings also yielded information pointing to evidence of the phenomenon of unrealistic optimism. We conclude that our findings offer a useful base upon which further in-depth research integrating different perspectives on risk perception with respect to food-related hazards may be developed.     

国外食品安全风险认知研究与进展

决定食品安全行为的是消费者对食品安全风险的主观认知而不是风险本身。食品安全风险认知主要由消费者对风险的熟悉程度、对风险的恐惧感和风险暴露程度等因素决定。社会和心理因素扭曲了,更多时候放大了食品安全风险。食品安全风险认知一般可从六个维度来解释,即身体损失、性能损失、金钱损失、时间损失、社会损失和心理损失。风险认知超过一定水平,消费者会采取一系列措施降低自身面临的风险。     

《食品安全法》中刑事责任条款的设定——以附属刑法为研究视角

<食品安全法>是我国最近在讨论制定的一部重要经济法律.在有关危害食品安全犯罪的刑事责任条款的设定上,立法者应该放弃以往"大而全"的刑法典模式,尝试在<食品安全法>直接规定具有罪状和法定刑的附属刑法,实现中国刑事立法模式的一个新转变.     

乡村旅游发展对粮食安全的影响——基于粮食主产区的门槛面板数据分析

粮食主产区保障国家粮食安全是其经济社会发展的首要责任,现实中乡村旅游开发对粮食主产区粮食安全产生一定影响。根据旅游业挤出效应理论,基于粮食主产区10年的面板数据,借助Hansen门槛效应模型,对乡村旅游作用于粮食安全的非线性影响展开分析发现：乡村旅游发展水平较低时,促进粮食安全发展;乡村旅游发展水平较高时,对粮食安全水平有负向影响;粮食主产区各省份处于旅游发展的不同阶段,乡村旅游对粮食安全的影响存在差异。为了保障国家粮食安全,相关省份在区域发展规划与政策制定时应正视乡村旅游对粮食安全水平影响的非线性作用,合理调控乡村旅游的发展规模与速度,以促进区域乡村旅游与粮食安全的协调发展与利益最大化。     

新中国成立70周年食品安全演进、特征与愿景

新中国成立70周年,随着经济发展及居民生活水平提升,食品安全备受政府和社会的高度关注。基于“环境变迁—要素涌现—实践特征—演进趋势”系统逻辑,将新中国成立70周年食品安全演进划分为萌芽阶段、发展阶段、关键阶段、共享阶段四阶段,立足“物理—事理—人理”系统方法论剖析我国食品安全市场供给与科技支撑,监管制度与风险归因,多方主体与健康素养,揭示我国食品安全实践特征及关键问题。面对食品安全领域新变化及新挑战,提出落实食品安全社会共治愿景的对策建议。     

蒙古族传统奶食品的制作技艺与相关民俗探析

本文在田野实践和田野调查的基础上,将蒙古族传统奶食品制作技艺分为自然凝固法、搅拌发酵法、温火烧制法三种类型,同时对蒙古族在食用奶食品过程中形成的一整套与精神文化相关的饮食礼仪和饮食习俗进行了探讨。     

WTO体系下的隐蔽性农产品出口补贴及对中国的启示

由于乌拉圭回合谈判未对隐蔽性农产品出口补贴规定实质义务,WTO成立之后,成员一方面借助争端解决机制,解释和实施抽象的现有规则,另一方面通过新一轮农业谈判,制定新规则。文章探讨了WTO体系下隐蔽性农产品出口补贴的现状与谈判进展,阐述了中国在此问题上的立场与利益。      

我国转基因食品标识立法的冲突与协调

我国转基因食品标识囿于缺乏统一立法,地方立法监管无序,标识制度难以落实。基于立法体制特征与立法文本呈现,审视转基因食品标识立法体系,转基因食品标识中央立法分散、相互交叉冲突;转基因食品标识地方立法与中央立法规定和立法精神相违背。转基因食品标识立法矛盾丛生的主要根源在于转基因食品标识立法理念不一,立法权限划分模糊,地方立法保护主义滥用,国家立法监督制度缺位,制约了立法效果的实现。借鉴美国统一标识制度安排及其协调立法冲突的经验,进而立足本土需求,消解我国标识立法冲突之虞,中央立法应尽快制定统一的转基因食品具体标识规则,完善立法监督制度;地方立法应坚持“不抵触原则”,提升立法质量,实现保障食品安全、保护市场主体权益的立法价值目标。