Private food law: Governing food chains through contract law, self-regulation, private standards, audits...

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Bernd van der Meulen

Private food law

Name: Private food law
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ISBN: 9789086861767

Governing food chains through contract law, self-regulation, private standards, audits and certification...

Bernd van der Meulen

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English

Wageningen Academic Publishers
05 October 2011

Food & society; Food manufacturing & related industries; Public health & safety law; Consumer protection law

Series: European Institute for Food Law series

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Since the turn of the Millennium, world-wide initiatives from the private sector have turned the regulatory environment for food businesses upside down. For the first time in legal literature this book analyses private law initiatives relating to the food chain, often referred to as private (voluntary) standards or schemes. Private standards are used to remedy flaws in legislation, in order to reach higher levels of consumer protection than the ones chosen by the EU legislature and to manage risks and liability beyond the traditional limits of food businesses. We see that litigation is no longer solely framed by legislative requirements, but ever more by private standards such as GlobalGAP, BRC, IFS, SQF and ISO. These private standards incorporate public law requirements thus embedding them in contractual relations and exporting them beyond the jurisdiction of public legislators. Other standards focus on corporate social responsibility or sustainability. This book also addresses how private religious standards such as Kosher and Halal play a role in defining specific markets of growing importance. It is noted that organic standards have found an interesting symbioses with public law. Another development on this topic is that food businesses are inspected more often by private auditors than by public inspectors. Effects in terms of receiving or being denied certification far outweigh public law sanctions. In short private law has changed an entire legal infrastructure for the food sector. It emerges as competing with the public law regulatory infrastructure. This book is of interest to all who concern themselves with food law legislation and litigation and the evolving role of private standards on changing the landscape of food chains and innovation.

Edited by: Bernd van der Meulen
Imprint: Wageningen Academic Publishers
Volume: 6
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 170mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9789086861767
ISBN 10: 9086861768
Series: European Institute for Food Law series
Pages: 436
Publication Date: 05 October 2011
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active