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Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Food Law

Name: Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Food Law
Brand: Edward Elgar Publishing
SKU: 9781802209693
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Author: Bernd van der Meulen; Bart Wernaart; Lisanne Kramer
ISBN: 9781802209693

Edited by Bernd van der Meulen · Bart Wernaart · Lisanne Kramer

Edward Elgar Publishing November 2025

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9781802209693
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication: November 2025
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

In this Concise Encyclopedia, an international team of experts explore the fundamental concepts of contemporary food law. Multijurisdictional entries trace how food law plays an important role in society and culture at large.

Written by authors with backgrounds in academia, the public sector and the private sector, this science-based Encyclopedia analyses the legal elements of the food industry from a broad range of standpoints. Encompassing issues such as allergen labelling, comparative food law, consumer protection, and deforestation, entries illustrate the many legal elements of food production and processes.

The Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Food Law is a vital reference for scholars and students of consumer law and public international law. Practitioners and policymakers in the field will also benefit from its valuable insights, as well as international food agencies and NGOs.

Key Features:

87 entries written by international authors
Entries cover sustainability and international law as well as enforcement and principles in relation to food law
Fills a gap in the literature in this recently developed discipline
Draws from multiple areas of study, including administrative, criminal, international, public and private law
Outlines food law’s relation to legislation on health and safety, emerging regulations and product recall, as well as geopolitical and trade influences

Introduction xiii; Bernd van der Meulen, Bart Wernaart and Lisanne Kramer; 1.
Acceptable daily intake (ADI) 1: Rob Kooijmans; 2.
Allergen labelling and precautionary allergen labelling 5: Gabrielle Jackson, Comaine van Zijl, Harris Steinman and Karen Horsburgh; 3.
Blockchain technology 9: Lisanne Kramer; 4.
Botanicals in the EU 12: Ina Gerstberger; 5.
Brazilian food law 20: Gerardo Figueiredo Junior; 6.
Canon law on food 27: Federica Boldrini; 7.
Chinese food safety law 31: Juanjuan Sun; 8.
Claims 33: Alie de Boer; 9.
The Codex Alimentarius: Commission 38; Dario Bevilacqua; 10.
Comparative (food) law 43: Bart Wernaart; 11.
Consumer protection 49: Heleen van Loon; 12.
Contracts and food business 53: Colette Cuijpers, Noortje Lavrijssen and Mara Paun; 13.
CRISPR and the global food supply 56: Scott RR Haskell; 14.
Deforestation 61: Francesco Montanari; 15.
The European Food and Feed Law Review (EFFL) 65: Rosalynn Lützenkirchen and Andreas Meisterernst; 16.
The European Food Law Association (EFLA) 67: Irene Verheijen; 17.
Entomophagy (insects) 69: Natalia Naranjo-Guevara and Sonja Floto-Stammen; 18.
Eurasian Economic Union and Russia: an overview of the legal framework for food products 74: Timur Akhundov and; Anastasia Ivanova; 19.
European Economic Area 79: Craig Simpson; 20.
The European Food Safety Authority 82: Simone Gabbi; 21.
The Farm to Fork Strategy 88: Irene Verheijen; 22.
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 93: Tommy Tobin; 23.
Food and Drug Law Journal 97: Tommy Tobin; 24.
Food contact materials 99: Karola Krell Zbinden; 25.
Food defence 102: Jens Karsten; 26.
Food definitions 104: Halide Gökçe Türkoğlu and Anıl Çamyamaç; 27.
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 107: Tommy Tobin; 28.
Food ethics 112: Bart Wernaart; 29.
Food fortification 116: Bernd van der Meulen, Edefe Ojomo, Aishani Gupta and sanne Kramer; 30.
Food hygiene 123: Iain Ferris; 31.
Food labelling in the EU 126: Aude Mahy and Floriane Delbaere; 32.
Food law 133: Bernd van der Meulen; 33.
Food law enforcement 138: Vicente Rodríguez Fuentes; 34.
Food marketing standards in the EU 142: Sonja Floto-Stammen and; Natalia Naranjo-Guevara; 35.
Food safety 146: Halide Gökçe Türkoğlu and Anıl Çamyamaç; 36.
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) 150: Tommy Tobin; 37.
Food safety audit 153: Elizabeth Montes; 38.
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) 156: A. Bryan Endres and Jessica Guarino; 39.
Food security 161: Bart Wernaart; 40.
Food supplements legislation in the EU 163: Joris Geelen; 41.
Forest food 171: Purabi Bose; 42.
FSSC 22000 scheme 174: Elizabeth Montes; 43.
The General Food Law (EU) 177: Bernd van der Meulen; 44.
Generally recognized as safe (GRAS) 180: Bryan Endres and Jessica Guarino; 45.
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) 184: Dario Bevilacqua; 46.
Geographical indications 189: Michael Blakeney; 47.
The Global Harmonization Initiative (GHI) 193: Diana Bogueva, Adina Baicu and Nicola Stanley; 48.
Halal food law 196: Fari M.J.M and Nikzaad R.M.; 49.
Health claims regulation in Europe 208: Wouter Lox; 50.
Hormones 212: Dario Bevilacqua; 51.
The horsemeat scandal 216: Sofie van der Meulen; 52.
Indigenous food sovereignty 220: Purabi Bose; 53.
Indigenous peoples 223: Purabi Bose; 54.
Infant formula, follow on formula, young child food junior and foods for special medical purposes 226: Shelley Hijink; 55.
International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) 231: Dario Bevilacqua; 56.
Joint food standards programme 235: Dario Bevilacqua; 57.
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair 239: Kris DeAngelo; 58.
Kosher food certification 242: Timothy D. Lytton; 59.
Melamine crisis 246: Francis Snyder; 60.
Microbiological criteria 250: Rozita Vaskoska; 61.
Mythology 253: Bernd van der Meulen; 62.
Novel food in the EU 255: N. Carbonnelle; 63.
Nutrition information 260: Martin Holle; 64.
Online food information 265: Francesco Montanari and Inês Ferreira; 65.
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 270: Luca Megale; 66.
Organics 274: Valeria Paganizza; 67.
Patent law and food innovation 279: Ana Nordberg; 68.
Plant-based 284: N. Carbonnelle and J. Dernelle; 69.
Private international law 288: Colette Cuijpers, Noortje Lavrijssen and Mara Paun; 70.
Probiotics in the EU: the regulatory framework of the labelling of probiotics in the European Union 290: Sebastian Romero Melchor and Ada Dunin-Imbro; 71.
Public affairs: legal, ethical, and strategic foundations 295: Wouter Lox; 72.
Rapid alert system for food and feed (RASFF) 301: Valeria Paganizza; 73.
Recall 304: N. Carbonnelle and J. Dernelle; 74.
Regulatory affairs in food business 308: Oksan Ozgen Montalto; 75.
The right to food 311: Bart Wernaart; 76.
Risk analysis 315: Alie de Boer; 77.
Safe Quality Food (SQF) 319: Rozita Vaskoska; 78.
The Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement of the World Trade Organization 321: Dario Bevilacqua; 79.
Seed: regulating the basis of the food chain 326: Niels Louwaars; 80.
Smoked food 330: Jens Karsten; 81.
Sources of food law 335: Bart Wernaart and Bernd van der Meulen; 82.
Standards of identity 340: Kris DeAngelo; 83.
The technical barriers to trade (TBT) Agreement 344: Dario Bevilacqua; 84.
Turkey: structure of Turkish food law and its interaction with European Union food law 348: Aylin Şule Songül; 85.
UNDROP: The 2018 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas and its application in Latin America 352: Natalia Ruiz Morato; 86.
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) 357: Kris DeAngelo; 87.
The World Trade Organization 362: Bart Wernaart