Food safety policy neglects informal markets in developing countries - 3 ways this can change

By Spencer Henson, Professor of Food Economics, University of Guelph
Steven Jaffee, Lecturer, University of Maryland

The food industry in many low- and middle-income countries is dominated by the informal sector. Numerous micro and small businesses, which are not legally registered and mostly compete on the basis of price, handle much of the food that people eat. This includes meat, fish and fresh fruit and vegetables. Informal businesses also dominate when it comes to out-of-home eating.

Fresh foods are important vectors of food-borne diseases, chemical contaminants and other hazards. But in the informal sector there are widespread deficiencies in food safety awareness and in the way food is stored,…

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