The aflatoxin-affair: the invisible victims of crime in the food-sector
The aflatoxin affair is an example which can be assumed as a typical offence committed in the food sector in a globalized world. In 2013 mouldy Serbian feed was distributed by an international logistics company to Germany. The exceptional danger of aflatoxin infested feed is the carry over...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Victimology Society of Serbia and Prometej-Beograd
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Temida |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-6637/2014/1450-66371404107K.pdf |
| Summary: | The aflatoxin affair is an example which can be assumed as a typical offence
committed in the food sector in a globalized world. In 2013 mouldy Serbian
feed was distributed by an international logistics company to Germany. The
exceptional danger of aflatoxin infested feed is the carry over effect,
which means that harmful substances devolve into animal products like milk.
Generally speaking victims are identifiable persons who have been physically
injured or suffer from financial losses or psychological damage. In contrast
to e.g. victims of violence we know almost nothing about the effects of
victimization as a result of offences committed in the food sector. The aim
of this article is to show and discuss the possible effects of the aflatoxin
scandal on consumers who have been victimized. As a result it suggests that
victimization effects of offences related to food in general are ignored
hitherto both by policy and criminologists. |
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| ISSN: | 1450-6637 |