Bruce Traill
University of Reading
21 Papers
264 Citations
Bruce Traill is an academic researcher from University of Reading. The author has contributed to research in topics: Food systems & Food safety. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 20 publications.
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Papers
The demand for food safety: Market imperfections and the role of government
Spencer Henson,Bruce Traill +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors review and comment upon a number of models of consumer choice of foods and diets with different real or perceived risks and benefits associated with them and discuss the imperfections and externalities in the market which result in a market solution which may provide too much or (more typically) too little food safety for individual consumers and for society.
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An evaluation of the uk food standards agency's salt campaign
TL;DR: The results are consistent with a previous hypothesis that the campaign reduced salt intakes by approximately 10%.
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The SAFE FOODS framework for improved risk analysis of foods
Ariane König,Harry A. Kuiper,Hans J.P. Marvin,Polly Boon,Leif Busk,F. Cnudde,S.F. Cope,Howard V. Davies,Marion Dreyer,Lynn J. Frewer,Matthias Kaiser,Gijs Kleter,Ib Knudsen,G Pascal,Aldo Prandini,Ortwin Renn,M. R. Smith,Bruce Traill,H. van der Voet,H.C.M. van Trijp,Ellen Vos,M.T.A. Wentholt +21 more
TL;DR: In this article, three main changes to current risk analysis processes are proposed to improve their transparency, openness, and accountability, including the addition of a formal framing stage to allow interested parties, experts and officials to work together as needed to gain an initial shared understanding of the issue, the objectives of regulatory action, and alternative risk management measures.
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Globalisation in the food industries
TL;DR: This article reviewed the various dimensions of globalization and assesses their importance and implications for the food industry, concluding that the trends are all towards globalization and this has important implications for productivity and growth, market integration small and medium-sized enterprises, agriculture and industrial policy.
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Measuring international competitiveness: The case of the European food industry
Bruce Traill,Joao Gomes da Silva +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that international production should be taken into account in the measurement of international competitiveness in an age when it often exceeds trade, and they present and discuss various modifications of traditional indices.
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