FOODBORNE PATHOGENS
Part I Food Safety Economic Incentives in Regulations and in the Private Sector 1 Overview of Food Safety Economics ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 3 2 Pathogen Information Is the Basic Problem for Economic Incentives ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 13 3 Economics of Food Chain Coordination and Food Safety Standards: Insights from Agency Theory ?????????????????????????????????????????????? 29 4 Benefit/Cost Analysis in Public and Private Decision-Making in the Meat and Poultry Supply Chain ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? 49 5 Economic Impact of Posting Restaurant Ratings: UK and US Experience ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 67 Part II Economics of Foodborne Illness Metrics: When to Use What 6 Burden and Risk Assessment of Foodborne Disease ???????????????????????????? 83 7 The Global Burden of Foodborne Disease ???????????????????????????????????????????? 107 Contents 8 The Economic Burden of Foodborne Illness in the United States ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 123 9 Improving Burden of Disease and Source Attribution Estimates ?????? 143 Part III Case Studies in Applied Food Safety Economics 10 Economic Incentives for Innovation: E coli O157:H7 in US Beef ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 177 11 Benefits and Costs of Reducing Human Campylobacteriosis Attributed to Consumption of Chicken Meat in New Zealand ???????????? 209 12 Sweden Led Salmonella Control in Broilers: Which Countries Are Following? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 231 13 The Role of Surveillance in Promoting Food Safety ???????????????????????????? 251 14 Economic Rationale for US Involvement in Public-Private Partnerships in International Food Safety Capacity Building ???????????? 267 15 The Political Economy of US Antibiotic Use in Animal Feed ?????????????? 293 16 The Role of Consumer Advocacy in Strengthening Food Safety Policy ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 323 17 A Critical Appraisal of the Impact of Legal Action on the Creation of Incentives for Improvements in Food Safety in the United States ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 359 Part IV Concluding Thoughts 18 International Food Safety: Economic Incentives, Progress, and Future Challenges ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 389