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and quality cues, to demonstrate the necessary requirements for effective
communication of quality cues to customers in the supply chain and
consumers at place of purchase. The "perceived quality" approach to product
quality is adopted and the links between intrinsic/extrinsic cues and
experience/credence attributes of a product are developed. The framework is
applied to the UK meat sector by considering which attributes/cues are altered
by farm assurance schemes and, hence, which type of cue is needed to signal
these attributes, and what elements are necessary for effective signalling of
this type of cue.
Northen J.R. (2001), “Using farm assurance schemes to signal food safety to multiple
food retailers in the UK”, International Food and Agribusiness Management,
vol. 4, n. 1-2001, pp. 37-50. A survey of abattoirs in the UK and a logistic
regression to assess significance are used to test the following hypoteses: a)
buying farm assured livestock is a highly significant positive factor in selling
meat to large multiple retailers; b) industry-led farm assurance schemes are
indeed used by large multiple retailers as a credible signal of food safety and
other “credence” attributes.
Pettitt R.G. (2001), “Traceability in the food animal industry and supermarket chains”,
Revue Scientifique et Technique de l’Office Internacional des Epizooties, vol.
20, n. 2-2001, pp. 584-597. This article examines the introduction of
traceability systems in the food animal industry and supermarket chains in the
UK after the BSE crisis.
Roosen J., Lusk J. and Fox J. (2003), “Consumer demand for and attitudes toward
alternative beef labelling strategies in France, Germany and the UK”,
Agribusiness, vol. 19, n. 1-2003, pp. 77-90. Using data from mail surveys in
France, Germany and the United Kingdom, this study analyses consumer
preferences for alternative beef labeling strategies: brands, origin labels, and
mandatory labeling of beef from cattle fed with genetically modified feed.
Simpson B., Muggoch A. and Leat P. (1998), “Quality assurance in Scotland’s beef and
lamb sector”, Supply Chain Management: an International Journal, vol. 3, n. 3-
1998, pp. 118-122. This paper outlines the Scotch Quality Beef and Lamb
Association (SQBLA) approach to quality assurance and product traceability
in the beef and lamb sectors. The schemes employed have been extended to
include other sectors in the meat supply chain. The paper also outlines the
operation of one of the complementary but separate schemes which are run by
some processor/retailer partnerships - Scotbeef's Beeftrack system.
Spriggs J., Hobbs J. and Fearne A. (2000), “Beef producer attitudes to co-ordination and
quality assurance in Canada and in the UK”, International Food and
Agribusiness Management Review, vol.3, n.1–2000, pp. 95-110. The purpose of
this article is to determine whether there are differences in the attitudes of beef
producers in Canada and the UK to issues of horizontal and vertical
coordination and quality assurance, through random sample surveys (by
means of a mail questionnaire) of beef producers.
Van Dorp K.J. (2003), “Beef Labelling: the emergence of transparency”, Supply Chain
Management: an International Journal, vol. 8, n. 1-2003, pp. 32-40. This paper
describes how the emergence of beef product information became relevant
against the background of BSE. The paper describes the beef sector over time,
through two case studies. From both studies, the emergence of product
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