Economic Consequences of GMO Traceability in the EU Food and Feed Industry

Marina Zapilko, Sandra Feigl, Klaus Menrad and Tobias Hirzinger
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Marina Zapilko: University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan, Professorship for Marketing and Management of Biogenic Resources, Straubing
Sandra Feigl: University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan, Professorship for Marketing and Management of Biogenic Resources, Straubing
Tobias Hirzinger: Munich Re Group, München

Journal of Socio-Economics in Agriculture (Until 2015: Yearbook of Socioeconomics in Agriculture), 2009, vol. 2, issue 1, 81-112

Abstract: The application of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in agriculture and food production has steadily increased in the recent years, while EU consumers` acceptance of using GMOs in the food area is still very low. In order to ensure consumers` and users` freedom of choice, the EU adopted specific regulations whereby food and feed products have to be labelled if containing more than 0,9 % of GMOs. This led to an increasing need of GMO testing for the EU food and feed industry. This study aims to analyse the economic consequences of GMO traceability within this industry. Furthermore, it also investigated if the need for GMO testing created new economic and business opportunities for producers of analytical test kits as well as for diagnostic laboratories usually carrying out these tests. In summary it can be stated that the economic impact in terms of turnover, additional costs and employment is rather small for all three business sectors.

Keywords: GMO; traceability; food/feed industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L51 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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