Food Systems Law: An Introduction for Non-Lawyers

ISBN-13: 9781138386891 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 200 str.

Marne Coit; Theodore a. Feitshans

Opis

Food law is a rapidly developing area. This introductory textbook provides an overview of the concepts necessary for an understanding of food law and regulations, providing the non-specialist reader with a more comprehensive understanding of food systems from production to consumption.

Recenzje

"The field of food law continues to be a developing area of the law that grows in importance. This textbook is perfect to help undergraduates understand the impacts the law plays in what we eat and how we eat it. The information in the book is covered in an easy-to-understand fashion. Theodore Feitshans and Marne Coit are two of the preeminent professors involved in the field of food law." — Paul Goeringer, Senior Faculty Specialist and Extension Legal Specialist, Department Agricultural & Resource Economics, University of Maryland, USA

Spis treści

1. Introduction to Food Law  2. The US Legal System  3. Federal Regulation of Food Systems  4. The Farm Bill  5. Food Safety  6. State and Local Regulation of Food  7. Food Labels  8. Organic Certification  9. International Trade  10. Labor In the Food System  11. Environmental Law  12. Food Security and Food Access  13. Food Loss and Food Waste  14. Health and the Law  15. Contracts  16. Insurance and Liability