Harmonization of food trade standards and regulations in ASEAN: the case of Malaysia's food imports

• Main Authors: Devadason, Evelyn Shyamala, Chandran, V.G.R., Kalirajan, Kaliappa
• Format: Article
• Published: Wiley 2018
• Subjects: HC Economic History and Conditions; HF Commerce
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/22141/; https://doi.org/10.1111/agec.12398
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Regulatory heterogeneity continues to be identified as a challenge for food trade in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as the progress of harmonization of food standards among member states remains slow. Using a new and comprehensive database on nontariff measures (NTMs), this artic...