Regulation by proxy : how the USDA relies on public, nonprofit, and for-profit intermediaries to oversee organic food in the U.S. / David P. Carter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carter, David P. (David Paul), 1982- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National Organic Program (U.S.).

National Organic Standards Board (U.S.).

Natural foods--Certification--United States.

Natural foods.

Natural foods--Inspection--United States.

Food law and legislation--Standards--United States.

Food law and legislation.

Organic farming--Certification--United States.

Organic farming.

Organic farming--Certification.

Natural foods--Certification.

United States.

Physical Description:

xv, 245 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2019]

Summary:

Regulation by Proxy catalogues the intermediaries that are critical to organic certification, including the National Organic Standards Board, accredited certifying agents, organic inspectors, the California State Organic Program, the Accredited Certifiers Association, the International Organic Inspectors Association, and material review organizations. Drawing on a range of evidence, from original data to the work of prominent food policy authors, Carter assesses each intermediary's contributions to organic standards development, administration, and enforcement. Carter's analysis shows that there are undeniable benefits to how organic food is regulated in the U.S., however, relying on an assortment of intermediaries requires multifaceted oversight for which the USDA may not always have sufficient tools or capacity to realize.

Contents:

1. Regulation by Proxy

2. A Framework for Examining Decentralized Regulation

3. Institutional Emergence and Evolution

4. Systems-Based Regulations and Rulemaking Counsel

5. The Regulator

6.The Third-Party Administrators

7.The Inspection Intermediaries

8. A State-Level Enforcement Intermediary : The California State Organic Program

9. Coordinating and Information Intermediaries : Professional Associations and Materials Review Organization

10. The Regulatory Targets : Certified Organic Producers

11. Appraising the Analysis : Institutional Design, Intermediaries and USDA Organic Certification

12. Final Reflections : The Theoretical Implications of Regulation by Proxy

Methodological

Appendix

References

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 219-235) and index.

ISBN:

9781498574198

149857419X

OCLC:

1125266517