Growth in Mexico's Horticultural Exports to the United States Continued Even as New U.S. Food Safety Laws Took Effect

The law ensures safety of the U.S. food supply chain from growing to processing to transportation, whether on U.S. or foreign soil. Because FSMA provided a framework for Mexico's horticultural sector to address food safety concerns, the law does not appear to have disrupted Mexico's access...

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Published in:Amber waves 2024-10, p.1-3
Main Authors: Astill, Gregory, Ruiz, Belem Avendaño, Zahniser, Steven
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Crops
Exports
Food chains
Food law
Food processing
Food safety
Food supply
Horticulture
International trade
Law
Markets
Minor, Travis
Modernization
Pandemics
Safety programs
Supply chains
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Summary:The law ensures safety of the U.S. food supply chain from growing to processing to transportation, whether on U.S. or foreign soil. Because FSMA provided a framework for Mexico's horticultural sector to address food safety concerns, the law does not appear to have disrupted Mexico's access to the U.S. horticultural market. [...]the large number of stakeholders were able to share the costs and knowledge of complying with FSMA, across the supply chain and across different crops. [...]many companies, especially those with more workers, already had food safety programs in place or in process before the law was enacted. [...]efforts by Mexico's growers to comply with FSMA helped them secure access to the U.S. market, with few, if any, major interruptions in exports, even during the depths of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
ISSN:1545-8741
1545-875X