International Food Law and Policy

Front Matter ....Pages i-li
Front Matter ....Pages 1-2
 Information-Domination in the European Food Industry: Focus on Germany  (Hans-Ulrich Grimm)....Pages 3-30
 Agriculture, Ethics, and Law  (Bernard Rollin)....Pages 31-49
 The WHO in Global Food Safety Governance: A Preliminary Mapping of Its Normative Capacities and Activities  (Ching-Fu Lin)....Pages 51-65
 The Right to Food in International Law with Case Studies from the Netherlands and Belgium  (Bart Wernaart, Bernd van der Meulen)....Pages 67-99
 Intellectual Property and Food Labelling: Trademarks and Geographical Indications  (Michael Blakeney)....Pages 101-143
 Agricultural Innovation: Patenting and Plant Variety Rights Protection  (Michael Blakeney)....Pages 145-176
 Textbox: Cross-Contamination, Genetic Drift, and the Question of GMO Co-existence with Non-GM Crops  (Gabriela Steier)....Pages 177-178
 Continuing Legal Barriers to International Food Trade  (Peter Berry-Ottaway, Sam Jennings)....Pages 179-209
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 Food Policies’ Roles on Nutrition Goals and Outcomes: Connecting of Food and Public Health Systems  (Jessica Fanzo)....Pages 213-251
 Textbox: Planetary Boundaries in Food and Agriculture Law  (Gabriela Steier)....Pages 253-256
 Food and Nutrition in Cancer Prevention and Treatment  (Michael J. Nathenson)....Pages 257-284
 Textbox: Pesticides and Cancer in Conventionally-Grown Versus Organic Food  (Gabriela Steier)....Pages 285-290
 Intersections of Dental Health and Food Law: The Conflict of Systemic Flouridation as a Public Health Instrument to Prevent Tooth Decay  (Liviu Steier, Regina Steier, Gabriela Steier)....Pages 291-318
 Textbox: The Hierarchy of Scientific Evidence  (Gabriela Steier, Liviu Steier)....Pages 319-320
 Food and Energy  (Stephen B. Balogh, Charles A. S. Hall)....Pages 321-358
 Textbox: Internalizing Externalities: Techniques to Reduce Ecological Impacts of Food Production  (Randy Hayes)....Pages 359-363
 Textbox: Cooperatives’ and Producer Organizations’ Roles in Achieving Food Security  (Denis Herbel, Mariagrazia Rocchigiani, Nora Ourabah Haddad)....Pages 365-371
 Governing the Global Food System Towards the Sustainocene with Artificial Photosynthesis  (Thomas Faunce, Alex Bruce)....Pages 373-406
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 Introduction to European Food Law and Regulation  (Gunnar Sachs)....Pages 409-450
 Food Safety and Policy in the European Union  (Giorgio Rusconi)....Pages 451-483
 European Food Trade  (Roland Kölcsey-Rieden, Lívia Hulló)....Pages 485-503
 European Food Labelling Law  (Aude Mahy, Nicola Conte-Salinas)....Pages 505-540
 Consumer Protection Through Food Law in the European Union  (Raymond O’Rourke)....Pages 541-558
 The Problem of Food Waste: A Legal-Economic Analysis  (Harry Bremmers, Bernd van der Meulen)....Pages 559-579
 The Concepts of Transparency and Openness in European Food Law  (Nicola Conte-Salinas, Rochus Wallau)....Pages 581-606
 Food Law in Sweden  (Magnus Friberg)....Pages 607-639
 Food Law in Norway: Trade, Food Promotion, and Protection of Intellectual Property Within the Food Industry  (Marie Vaale-Hallberg, Nina Charlotte Lindbach)....Pages 641-670
 Food Law and Regulation in Germany  (Gunnar Sachs)....Pages 671-691
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 Introduction to Food Law and Policy in the United States and Canada  (Carly Dunster)....Pages 695-712
 Textbox: The U.S. Farm Bill and Textbox: The National School Lunch Program  (William S. Eubanks)....Pages 713-718
 Food Law in Canada: A Canvass of History, Extant Legislation and Policy Framework  (Ikechi Mgbeoji, Stan Benda)....Pages 719-766
 Brazilian Agriculture and Its Sustainability  (Luiz Antonio Martinelli, Luciana Della Coletta, Silvia Rafaela Machado Lins, Silvia Fernanda Mardegan, Daniel de Castro Victoria)....Pages 767-792
 Food Law in Mexico: Regulatory Framework and Public Policy Strategies to Address the Obesity Crisis in Latin America  (Rebeca López-García)....Pages 793-822
 Global and US Water Law and Sustainability: The Tragedy of the Commons and the Public Trust Doctrine  (Zach Corrigan)....Pages 823-843
 Textbox: How the Public Trust Doctrine Supplements Existing Statutory Law  (Zach Corrigan)....Pages 845-848
 US and Global Regulation of Fisheries Beyond the Commons  (Zach Corrigan)....Pages 849-894
 Industrial Aquaculture: Human Intervention in Natural Law  (Alfredo Quarto, Sara Lavenhar)....Pages 895-928
 TEXTBOX: Creating Law and Policy for Resilient Urban Food Systems  (Yassi Eskandari-Qajar, Janelle Orsi)....Pages 929-936
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 Regulation of Food Labelling in Australia and New Zealand  (Michael Blakeney)....Pages 939-969
 Present & Future Jurisprudence of Consumer Protection and Food Law in Australia  (Alex Bruce)....Pages 971-1000
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 Food Law and Policy in Africa: Emerging Legal Framework, Key Issues, Major Gaps and Challenges  (Uche Ewelukwa Ofodile)....Pages 1011-1059
 Disease Control, Public Health and Food Safety: Food Policy Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa  (Kennedy Mwacalimba)....Pages 1061-1103
 Regulatory Frameworks Affecting Seeds: Impacts on Subsistence Farmers in the Eastern and Southern African Region  (Marcelin Tonye Mahop)....Pages 1105-1129
 Textbox: Women in Agriculture and Labor Law: Cameroon’s “Three C’s” Legal Dilemma  (Wele Elangwe)....Pages 1131-1135
 Intellectual Property Law and Food Security Polices in Ethiopia  (Getachew Mengistie Alemu)....Pages 1137-1180
 Innovation and Development in Agricultural Biotechnology: Reflecting on Policy-Making Processes in Sub-Saharan Africa  (Julius Mugwagwa, Watu Wamae)....Pages 1181-1201
 Food Law in South Africa: Towards a South African Food Security Framework Act  (Anél Gildenhuys)....Pages 1203-1241
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 Food Regulation and Policy Through the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)  (Jörn Westhoff)....Pages 1245-1262
 History of Asian Food Policy  (Peter Sousa Hoejskov)....Pages 1263-1294
 Branding, Regulation and Customs in Japan and Singapore  (Andreas Popper)....Pages 1295-1326
 Food Sustainability in the Context of Chinese Food Regulation  (Juanjuan Sun)....Pages 1327-1351
 Law and Regulation in India  (Dimpy Mohanty, Abhijeet Das)....Pages 1353-1377
 Food Regulation in the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia  (Alexey Petrenko, Anatoly Kutyshenko, Victor Tutelyan)....Pages 1379-1407
 Israeli Regulation and Policy of GM Food and Crops  (Ronit Justo-Hanani)....Pages 1409-1425