Costs of Segregation and Traceability Between GM and Non-GM Supply Chains of Single Crop and Compound Food/Feed Products

K. Menrad, A. Gabriel, J. Bez, M. Gylling, A. Larsen, M. Maciejczak, M. Stolze, N. Gryson, M. Eeckhout, N. Pensel, R. Rocha dos Santos, A. Messéan

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Abstract

The intention of this document is to identify and quantify the costs and benefits of traceability and co-existence systems for GM food and feed from the seed level to the final product at the retail stage. Our analysis includes several countries and supply chains that respect the 0.9% threshold for labelling of GM food. The production and processing stages of eligible crops like wheat, sugar, rapeseed, soy, and maize, along with complex final food and feed products like frozen pizza, chocolate, and compound feed are analyzed with respect to cost structures arising from the organization of co-existence and segregation measures between GM and non-GM supply chains. The multi-country analysis of several supply chains with partly differing final products allows a comparison of the economic and technical impacts of co-existence on the different stakeholders along the supply chains.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGenetically Modified and Non-Genetically Modified Food Supply Chains
Subtitle of host publicationCo-Existence and Traceability
PublisherWiley Blackwell
Pages177-191
Number of pages15
ISBN (Print)9781444337785
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Oct 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Co-existence
  • Costs of traceability and co-existence
  • Food and feed supply chains
  • GMO
  • Segregation strategies

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