Author(s): Meulen, B., van der; Velde, M. van der

Publisher address: PO Box 220, NL-6700 AE Wageningen, Netherlands; Wageningen Academic Publishers. Tel. +31 317 47 65 14. Fax +31 317 45 34 17. E-mail sales@WageningenAcademic.com. www.WageningenAcademic.com. Price EUR 54.00, USD 81.00

Publication Year: 2008

Language(s): English

ISBN: 9789086860821

This book analyses and explains institutional, substantive and procedural elements of EU food law, taking General Food Law as a focus point, and is intended for practitioners and scholars with and without a background in law. The book contains the following chapters: Introduction; Introduction to law; International public law; The European Union and food law; The institutions of the European Community; The embedding of food law into substantive EU law; Food law – development, crisis and transition; The General Food law – general provisions and food law; Product 1 – authorization requirements; Product 2 – food safety criteria – contaminants and restricted substances; Process – food handling, hygiene, traceability and recall; Informed choice – presentation of food products; Public powers – official controls, enforcement and incident management; Consumer; Quality and marketing standards for fresh fruit and vegetables; International food law; and Private food law. The book also includes website suggestions for further reading and 2 appendices (The General Food Law and tables of equivalences referred to in Article 5 of the Treaty of Lisbon).

Section: Hygiene and toxicology

Keywords: BOOKS; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD SAFETY; LEGISLATION

Pages: 632pp.

Book

Accession number: 2010-06-Cb1220

Date added: 15-Mar-2010

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