Food Law in the United States

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-107-11760-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 468 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 1101 g

As the modern food system continues to transform food - its composition, taste, availability, value, and appearance - consumers are increasingly confronted by legal and regulatory issues that affect us all on a daily basis. In Food Law in the United States, Michael T. Roberts addresses these issues in a comprehensive, systematic manner that lays out the national legal framework for the regulation of food and the legal tools that fill gaps in this framework, including litigation, state law, and private standards. Covering a broad expanse of topics including commerce, food safety, marketing, nutrition, and emerging food-systems issues such as local food, sustainability, security, urban agriculture, and equity, this book is an essential reference for lawyers, students, non-law professionals, and consumer advocates who must understand food law to advance their respective interests.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Roberts, Michael T.

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Umweltrecht Landwirtschaftsrecht, Forst-, Jagd- und Fischereirecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtssoziologie, Rechtspsychologie, Rechtslinguistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. Regulation of food commerce; 3. Regulation of food safety; 4. Regulation of food marketing; 5. Regulation of nutrition; 6. Regulation of food systems.

Über Autor(innen)

Roberts, Michael T.
Michael T. Roberts is the founding Executive Director of the Resnick Program for Food Law and Policy at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law. He has previously worked in private food law practice and served as consultant to the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization and World Food Law Institute. He is also the founder of the Journal of Food Law and Policy.