Private food law : governing food chains through contract law, self-regulation, private standards, audits and certification schemes / edited by Bernd M.J. van der Meulen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Meulen, B. M. J. van der.

Series:

European Institute for Food Law series.

European Institute for Food Law series, 1871-3483

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food law and legislation--European Union countries.

Food law and legislation.

Food--European Union countries--Safety measures.

Food.

Food adulteration and inspection--Law and legislation--European Union countries.

Food adulteration and inspection.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (436 pages) : illustrations, charts

Place of Publication:

Wageningen, The Netherlands : Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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. This book also addresses how private standards 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9789086867301

OCLC:

1163856063