... However, the main focus of research so far has been in the field of logistic responses to humanitarian, emergency, disaster and relief supply chains (Dolinskaya, 2018;Fakhruddin, Reinen-Hamill, & Robertson, 2019;Fernando, 2007;Heaslip et al�, 2019;Jiang & Yuan, 2019;Normann & Jansson, 2004;Seo, Miao, Almanza, & Behnke, 2018;Tatham & Christopher, 2018;Våland & Heide, 2005;Wright & Foster, 2018)� This research is still in its infancy, and there is a need for more empirical research to deepen and extend the insights and validate the theories (Jiang & Yuan, 2019;Vlajic et al�, 2012;Wankmüller & Reiner, 2020;Wegmann, 2020). Further research into the logistic response to food safety incidents in particular is needed, in order to make progress and meet the challenge of responding effectively (Leat & Revoredo-Giha, 2013) Food supply chains are challenged by various aspects, such as traceability (Trienekens, Wognum, Beulens, & Van der Vorst, 2012;Wilson et al�, 2016), food supply chain performance (Vlajic et al�, 2012;Voldrich et al�, 2019), branding (Czinkota, Kaufmann & Basile, 2014;León-Bravo, Caniato & Caridi, 2019), training (Arendt et al�, 2014;Arroyo-López, Cárcamo-Solís, Álvarez-Castañón, & Guzmán-López, 2017;Reynolds & Dolasinski, 2019), and trust (Astill et al�, 2019;Fadhel & Gupta, 2019;Jiang & Yuan, 2019;Rius-Sorolla et al�, 2020;Wilson et al�, 2016). ...