International Food Law and Policy

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International Food Law and Policy is the first interdisciplinary piece of academic literature of its kind with a comprehensive, reader-friendly approach to teaching the major aspects of food regulation, law, policy, food safety and environmental sustainability in a global context. The sections are grouped by continents and focus on a range of cross-disciplinary subjects, such as public health, international food trade, the right to food, intellectual property and global regulatory aspects of food production. With its systematic approach, this book will be a valuable resource both for professionals working in food regulation and anyone interested in the subject. It provides a solid foundation for courses and master’s programs in environmental management, food law, policy and regulation, and sustainable development around the world. Front Matter ....Pages i-li Front Matter ....Pages 1-2 Information-Domination in the European Food Industry: Focus on Germany (Hans-Ulrich Grimm)....Pages 3-30 Agriculture, Ethics, and Law (Bernard Rollin)....Pages 31-49 The WHO in Global Food Safety Governance: A Preliminary Mapping of Its Normative Capacities and Activities (Ching-Fu Lin)....Pages 51-65 The Right to Food in International Law with Case Studies from the Netherlands and Belgium (Bart Wernaart, Bernd van der Meulen)....Pages 67-99 Intellectual Property and Food Labelling: Trademarks and Geographical Indications (Michael Blakeney)....Pages 101-143 Agricultural Innovation: Patenting and Plant Variety Rights Protection (Michael Blakeney)....Pages 145-176 Textbox: Cross-Contamination, Genetic Drift, and the Question of GMO Co-existence with Non-GM Crops (Gabriela Steier)....Pages 177-178 Continuing Legal Barriers to International Food Trade (Peter Berry-Ottaway, Sam Jennings)....Pages 179-209 Front Matter ....Pages 211-212 Food Policies’ Roles on Nutrition Goals and Outcomes: Connecting of Food and Public Health Systems (Jessica Fanzo)....Pages 213-251 Textbox: Planetary Boundaries in Food and Agriculture Law (Gabriela Steier)....Pages 253-256 Food and Nutrition in Cancer Prevention and Treatment (Michael J. Nathenson)....Pages 257-284 Textbox: Pesticides and Cancer in Conventionally-Grown Versus Organic Food (Gabriela Steier)....Pages 285-290 Intersections of Dental Health and Food Law: The Conflict of Systemic Flouridation as a Public Health Instrument to Prevent Tooth Decay (Liviu Steier, Regina Steier, Gabriela Steier)....Pages 291-318 Textbox: The Hierarchy of Scientific Evidence (Gabriela Steier, Liviu Steier)....Pages 319-320 Food and Energy (Stephen B. Balogh, Charles A. S. Hall)....Pages 321-358 Textbox: Internalizing Externalities: Techniques to Reduce Ecological Impacts of Food Production (Randy Hayes)....Pages 359-363 Textbox: Cooperatives’ and Producer Organizations’ Roles in Achieving Food Security (Denis Herbel, Mariagrazia Rocchigiani, Nora Ourabah Haddad)....Pages 365-371 Governing the Global Food System Towards the Sustainocene with Artificial Photosynthesis (Thomas Faunce, Alex Bruce)....Pages 373-406 Front Matter ....Pages 407-408 Introduction to European Food Law and Regulation (Gunnar Sachs)....Pages 409-450 Food Safety and Policy in the European Union (Giorgio Rusconi)....Pages 451-483 European Food Trade (Roland Kölcsey-Rieden, Lívia Hulló)....Pages 485-503 European Food Labelling Law (Aude Mahy, Nicola Conte-Salinas)....Pages 505-540 Consumer Protection Through Food Law in the European Union (Raymond O’Rourke)....Pages 541-558 The Problem of Food Waste: A Legal-Economic Analysis (Harry Bremmers, Bernd van der Meulen)....Pages 559-579 The Concepts of Transparency and Openness in European Food Law (Nicola Conte-Salinas, Rochus Wallau)....Pages 581-606 Food Law in Sweden (Magnus Friberg)....Pages 607-639 Food Law in Norway: Trade, Food Promotion, and Protection of Intellectual Property Within the Food Industry (Marie Vaale-Hallberg, Nina Charlotte Lindbach)....Pages 641-670 Food Law and Regulation in Germany (Gunnar Sachs)....Pages 671-691 Front Matter ....Pages 693-694 Introduction to Food Law and Policy in the United States and Canada (Carly Dunster)....Pages 695-712 Textbox: The U.S. Farm Bill and Textbox: The National School Lunch Program (William S. Eubanks)....Pages 713-718 Food Law in Canada: A Canvass of History, Extant Legislation and Policy Framework (Ikechi Mgbeoji, Stan Benda)....Pages 719-766 Brazilian Agriculture and Its Sustainability (Luiz Antonio Martinelli, Luciana Della Coletta, Silvia Rafaela Machado Lins, Silvia Fernanda Mardegan, Daniel de Castro Victoria)....Pages 767-792 Food Law in Mexico: Regulatory Framework and Public Policy Strategies to Address the Obesity Crisis in Latin America (Rebeca López-García)....Pages 793-822 Global and US Water Law and Sustainability: The Tragedy of the Commons and the Public Trust Doctrine (Zach Corrigan)....Pages 823-843 Textbox: How the Public Trust Doctrine Supplements Existing Statutory Law (Zach Corrigan)....Pages 845-848 US and Global Regulation of Fisheries Beyond the Commons (Zach Corrigan)....Pages 849-894 Industrial Aquaculture: Human Intervention in Natural Law (Alfredo Quarto, Sara Lavenhar)....Pages 895-928 TEXTBOX: Creating Law and Policy for Resilient Urban Food Systems (Yassi Eskandari-Qajar, Janelle Orsi)....Pages 929-936 Front Matter ....Pages 937-937 Regulation of Food Labelling in Australia and New Zealand (Michael Blakeney)....Pages 939-969 Present & Future Jurisprudence of Consumer Protection and Food Law in Australia (Alex Bruce)....Pages 971-1000 Front Matter ....Pages 1001-1009 Food Law and Policy in Africa: Emerging Legal Framework, Key Issues, Major Gaps and Challenges (Uche Ewelukwa Ofodile)....Pages 1011-1059 Disease Control, Public Health and Food Safety: Food Policy Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa (Kennedy Mwacalimba)....Pages 1061-1103 Regulatory Frameworks Affecting Seeds: Impacts on Subsistence Farmers in the Eastern and Southern African Region (Marcelin Tonye Mahop)....Pages 1105-1129 Textbox: Women in Agriculture and Labor Law: Cameroon’s “Three C’s” Legal Dilemma (Wele Elangwe)....Pages 1131-1135 Intellectual Property Law and Food Security Polices in Ethiopia (Getachew Mengistie Alemu)....Pages 1137-1180 Innovation and Development in Agricultural Biotechnology: Reflecting on Policy-Making Processes in Sub-Saharan Africa (Julius Mugwagwa, Watu Wamae)....Pages 1181-1201 Food Law in South Africa: Towards a South African Food Security Framework Act (Anél Gildenhuys)....Pages 1203-1241 Front Matter ....Pages 1243-1244 Food Regulation and Policy Through the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (Jörn Westhoff)....Pages 1245-1262 History of Asian Food Policy (Peter Sousa Hoejskov)....Pages 1263-1294 Branding, Regulation and Customs in Japan and Singapore (Andreas Popper)....Pages 1295-1326 Food Sustainability in the Context of Chinese Food Regulation (Juanjuan Sun)....Pages 1327-1351 Law and Regulation in India (Dimpy Mohanty, Abhijeet Das)....Pages 1353-1377 Food Regulation in the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia (Alexey Petrenko, Anatoly Kutyshenko, Victor Tutelyan)....Pages 1379-1407 Israeli Regulation and Policy of GM Food and Crops (Ronit Justo-Hanani)....Pages 1409-1425