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dc.contributor.authorvan der Meulen, Bernd
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-31 23:55:55
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-28 15:29:38
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-01T15:20:58Z
dc.date.available2020-04-01T15:20:58Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier396410
dc.identifierOCN: 794177619en_US
dc.identifier.issn1871-3483
dc.identifier.urihttp://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/34594
dc.description.abstractSince 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.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEIFL: European Institute of Food Law series
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::L Law::LN Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law::LNK Environment, transport and planning law: general::LNKF Agricultural lawen_US
dc.subject.othervoedselwetgeving
dc.subject.otherzelfregulerend
dc.subject.otherfood law
dc.subject.othercodex alimentarius
dc.subject.othermaatstaf
dc.subject.otherprivate standards
dc.subject.otherself-regulation
dc.subject.otherEuropean Union
dc.subject.otherFood safety
dc.subject.otherGLOBALG.A.P
dc.subject.otherKashrut
dc.subject.otherNetherlands
dc.subject.otherRoundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
dc.titlePrivate food law: Governing food chains through contract law, self-regulation, private standards, audits and certification schemes
dc.typebook
oapen.identifier.doi10.3920/978-90-8686-730-1
oapen.relation.isPublishedBy4bf20bcf-e428-432f-9b33-947a06e551fd
oapen.relation.isbn9789086867301
oapen.collectionOAPEN-NL
oapen.series.number6
oapen.pages436
oapen.place.publicationWageningen
oapen.remark.publicRelevant Wikipedia pages: European Union - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union; Food safety - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_safety; GLOBALG.A.P - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GLOBALG.A.P; Kashrut - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashrut; Netherlands - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands; Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundtable_on_Sustainable_Palm_Oil
oapen.identifier.ocn794177619


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