The objective of this thesis study is to identify factors that
influence Alberta food processors' food safety decisions. Data for
this study were collected in a 2008 survey of Alberta food processors.
It is hypothesized that pressures from government, industry, and
consumers influence firms' food safety decisions. Data on respondent
firms' perceptions, attitudes and characteristics are analyzed using
nonparametric statistical approaches; logit models are estimated.
Analysis indicates that firms perceive their consumers as viewing
potential hazards to be more dangerous to food safety than the firms
themselves consider these hazards. Firms' responses associated good
manufacturing practices with both improved food safety and improved
business performance. Only minimal support is found for government,
industry and consumer pressures as influencers of HACCP adoption in
Alberta. Structural issues are identified which may impact policy
implementation. The conclusions provide insights into Alberta food
processors' food safety strategies and may contribute to food safety
policy. / Agriculture and Resource Economics
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:AEU.10048/892 |
| Date | 06 1900 |
| Creators | Fletcher, Lynne H |
| Contributors | Veeman, Michele (Rural Economy), Adamowicz, Vic (Rural Economy), Veeman, Michele (Rural Economy), Adamowicz, Vic (Rural Economy), Anders, Sven (Rural Economy), McMullen, Lynn (Agriculture, Food & Nutritional Science) |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 1488228 bytes, application/pdf |
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