کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5047791 | 1370919 | 2012 | 12 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |

There have been growing concerns about the effects of food safety standards on agricultural trade throughout the world. The objective of this paper is to assess the impacts of food safety standards on tea exports from China, the worldâ²s largest tea producer and exporter. To achieve this objective, the paper discusses the trends and nature of Chinaâ²s tea production and export, analyzes changes on tea safety standards indicated by Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures, Maximum Residual Limit (MRL) of pesticides and the coverage of tea safety standards concerning regulatory pesticides in major importing countries, and quantitatively estimates the impacts of food safety standards on Chinaâ²s tea export based on a gravity model. The results show that the MRL of pesticides (e.g., endosulfan, fenvalerate and flucythrinate) imposed by importing countries have significantly affected Chinaâ²s tea exports. The results also show that Chinaâ²s tea exports have been significantly restricted when importing countries increase coverage of tea safety standards concerning regulatory pesticides.
⺠We assess the impacts of food safety standards on tea exports from China. ⺠Food safety standards of tea have increased over time. ⺠Maximum Residual Limit of pesticides significantly affected China's tea exports. ⺠Coverage of tea safety standards also negatively affected China's exports.
Journal: China Economic Review - Volume 23, Issue 2, June 2012, Pages 253-264