Of cows and men: Europe’s food safety crisis

Abstract

“Mad cow” and foot‐and‐mouth epidemics have brought food safety to the fore in Europe. Understanding the reasons for the crisis can be helped by comparing European systems of control with those countries that have avoided such problems (e.g. the USA and Norway). A second approach is to closely examine the experience of the UK, where there is most evidence of why and how problems can emerge. The article concludes that European food safety is most likely to be improved by attention to the control system itself. More reliance should be placed upon hazard evaluation techniques and legislation should be changed to allow consumers greater influence.

Citation

Gaivoronskaia, G. and erik Solem, K. (2001), "Of cows and men: Europe’s food safety crisis", Foresight, Vol. 3 No. 5, pp. 403-405. https://doi.org/10.1108/14636680110416751