01520naa a2200205 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400340006010000190009424501000011326000090021352009600022265000210118265000100120365000110121365300110122470000190123570000130125477300470126720827522017-12-18       2017    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 a10.1108/BFJ-09-2016-04182DOI1 aMARTINS, F. M.  aDifferences in quality governancebthe case of the brazilian pork chain.h[electronic resource]  c2017  aLiterature on food chains has shown how developments such as food crises (i.e. in food safety) and changes in consumer preferences have affected a fast development of regulations, quality standards and certification schemes. These have increasingly challenged food chains to implement quality management systems in order to deliver high quality food and comply with new information requirements on their production processes. (Theuvsen et al., 2007; Heyder et al., 2010; Trienekens et al.,2012). Especially from the early 2000s, a rapid growth of food quality standards and changes in food regulations has occurred. New quality demands also imply new coordination arrangements between buyers and suppliers in these chains. Food companies (slaughterhouses, processors) in the Brazilian pork chain have developed a wide range of coordination mechanisms with their suppliers in order to comply with the quality requirements set by public and private parties.  aCadeia alimentar  aCarne  aSuíno  aBrasil1 aTRIENEKENS, J.1 aOMTA, O.  tBritish Food Journalgv. 119, n. 12, 2017.