(DG JRC/IPTS) - agrilife - Europa

(http://www.iiiee.lu.se/Publication.nsf/$webAll/1E9E24A162052480C1256BE9
002D8FFA/$FILE/Burcu-Tuncer.pdf) This paper analyses the organisation of
many European food quality initiatives, highlighting their major strengths and
weaknesses and categorizing them into eight groups. A number of case studies
from The Netherlands is presented.
Velthuis A.G.J., Walle van der K. and Saatkamp H.W. (2004), Quality Control Systems
in German and Dutch pig production: the differences between QS and IKB,
Business Economics, Wageningen University, Wageningen.
(http://www.giqs.org/pdf/Fleisch/GIQS_report_IKB_QS_final.pdf)
OTHER DOCUMENTS
Meuwissen M.P.M., Velthuis A.G.J., Hogeveen H. and Huirne R.B.M. (2002),
Technical and economic considerations about traceability and certification in
livestock production chains (Proceedings of the Frontis workshop on New
approaches to food-safety economics, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 14-17
April 2002, http://library.wur.nl/frontis/food_safety/toc.html. This paper
analyses the status and perspectives of traceability systems and certification
schemes in livestock production chains and aims at reviewing their potential
costs and benefits, also drawing on evidence from the Dutch situation).
Plaggenhoef W. van, Batterink M.H. and Trienekens J.H. (2003), Overview of food
quality systems and legislation for the fruit, beef and fish chain in the
Netherlands (Wageningen University Report,
http://www.globalfoodnetwork.org/pdf/nether.pdf. This report is mainly based
on literature and information resources available from the Internet)
Schulze Althoff G. (2003), “Making profit with traceability and improved quality
management in agro–food chains along the Dutch German border”, (Foodtrace
Conference Proceedings: Managing the Complexity of Traceability for Quality
Safety and Profit. Second International Food Trace Conference, Barcelona. This
paper describes the GIQS Dutch-German initiative, concerning the
development of a cross-border integrated quality assurance system in the pork
production chain).
Trienekens J. and Beulens A. (2001), The implications of EU food safety legislation and
consumer demands on supply chain information systems (Paper presented at the
International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA) 2001
Agribusiness Forum and Symposium, Sydney, 27/06/2001;
http://www.ifama.org/conferences/2001Conference/Papers/Area
IV/Trienekens_Jacques.PDF. This paper explores the implications of EU food
safety legislation and consumer demands on supply chain information
systems, through the analysis of case studies also concerning the Dutch
agrifood sector).
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