Abstract—This paper presents an agent-based model of food safety management. The model proposed by [1] involving con- sumers, regulators and stores is extended to evaluate the phenom- ena of “the wisdom of crowds” towards the conditions leading to more dependable system. Through simulation, it is revealed that more vigilance in correction measures ensures a large fraction of interested population available as compared to indifferent attitude, provided that majority of the food providers are vigilant and sensitive to implications of “the wisdom of crowds”. Another interesting finding is about self-organizing behavior of the popu- lation. It is evidenced that an active society has a capability to self- organize even in the absence of any regulatory compulsion. The implication of these findings is enormous. System components taking a self-organized corrective action resists against system going towards a highly skewed distribution, thus, improving its stability. Index Terms—Food Safety, Robust System, Agent-Based Model, Social Simulation.

Abstract—This paper presents an agent-based model of food safety management. The model proposed by [1] involving con- sumers, regulators and stores is extended to evaluate the phenom- ena of “the wisdom of crowds” towards the conditions leading to more dependable system. Through simulation, it i...