The Economics of Food Safety: The Case of Green Onions and Hepatitis A Outbreaks

Linda Calvin , Belem Avendaño , and Rita Schwentesius

United States Department of Agriculture

关键词: food safety;    green onions;    produce;    hepatitis A;    foodborne illness outbreaks;    Mexico;    good agricultural practices (GAPs);   

RP-ID  :  VGS-305-01

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: United States Department of Agriculture Publications

【 摘 要 】

Using the example of recent hepatitis A outbreaks in the United States associated with green onions from Mexico, this report examines the economics of food safety. It reviews the incentives to adopt additional food safety practices and the economic impact of an outbreak on green onion growers in Mexico.