EU Food Law

Author: Hanna Schebesta; Kai Purnhagen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198844853
Published In: July 2024
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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In recent years, food law has taken on an increasingly prominent role in political discourse, with calls for a more sustainable food system challenging the legal status quo. A thorough legal perspective is thus indispensable for grasping the complexities of the EU food system and political quests for change.

In the first monograph of its kind, Hanna Schebesta and Kai Purnhagen offer an authoritative and comprehensive overview of EU food legislation. Drawing on the authors' experience researching and teaching in the field, EU Food Law explores how political paradigms have shaped the development of laws in a variety of domains, including food technology, food safety, food information, food quality, nutrition, and sustainability.

The book begins with insightful analyses of the historical foundations of EU food law and two existing umbrella frameworks: the General Food Law Regulation and the Official Controls Regulation. The book then presents an in-depth discussion of the food law acquis before contextualising EU law against international food law. Schebesta and Purnhagen have created the definitive resource on EU food law, offering a balanced treatment of the subject across eighteen carefully structured chapters. This volume is essential reading for students, academics, and practitioners alike.

Introduction

Part I. European Integration and Food Law

1:The Genesis and Evolution of EU Food Law

2:The EU Web of Competences and Food Law

3:EU Institutions and Their Role in Food Policy and Law Making

4:Internal Market Law and Food

Part II. Food Safety Umbrella Laws: The General Food Law Regulation and the Official Controls Regulation

5:The General Food Law Regulation (GFLR) and Transparency Amendment

6:Official Controls Regulation and Food Law Enforcement

Part III. Food Technology Law

7:Pre-Market Authorizations of Novel Products: Novel Food Regulation

8:Genetically Modified Food