Food safety standards and regulatory measures: Implications for selected fish exporting Asian countries

Aquaculture Economics and Management

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 217-236

  Dey, Madan Mohan ^a   Rab, M A ^a   Jahan, K M ^a   Nisapa, A ^b   Kumar, A ^c   Ahmed, M ^a  

^a WORLDFISH   (Malaysia)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c NATIONAL CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Asian developing countries; Fish trade; Food safety standards; HACCP; SPS measures

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EXPORT; FISH CULTURE; FOOD SAFETY; REGULATORY APPROACH;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; WORLD;

EID: 27244437610     PISSN: 13657305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13657300590967450     Document Type: Article

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