Batres-Marquez, S. Patricia; Clemens, Roxanne L.; Jensen, Helen H.

Choices Vol. 22 no. 1 (2007): 7-12.

Competition from imported pork and the desire to export pork have influenced Mexican government policies and have resulted in improved pork quality and safety. At the same time, a two-tiered system is emerging that offers wealthier domestic consumers the opportunity to purchase pork produced under safer conditions and limits poorer consumers to pork produced with few food safety controls.

JEL Classification: Q00