EU Food Law: Protecting Consumers and Health in a Common Market (Modern Studies in European Law) [Paperback]

Caoimhin MacMaolain (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1841134988 | ISBN-13: 978-1841134987 | Publication Date: March 1, 2007

Food safety is now an issue of major concern throughout Europe. In the aftermath of recent alarms over BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly known as mad cow disease), avian flu, foot and mouth, e-coli, and many others, the law has been seen as ill-equipped to respond to new crises, often resulting in the taking of legally questionable emergency measures. But security is not the only concern: for instance, locally and regionally produced products now come under threat from mass produced variants manufactured using inferior quality ingredients and alternative methods of production, but are legally marketable under the same food name. Yet it is difficult for national governments or the EC to take action without breaching Community rules. Subsidies in European agriculture are another issue, creating political pressures for Member States, the Union itself, and the WTO. Animal welfare, human nutrition, and human rights are other important òelements in European food law.

Editorial Reviews

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...the author provides a well-documented resource, which covers concisely and comprehensively the scope of EU food law...The book's topic is both timely and important, and it is likely to prove of interest to a wide range of readers interested in either globalization and trade law in general, or the topic of food health and safety regulation in particular.Caitilin RabbittLaw and Politics Book ReviewVol. 17 No. 9, September 2007a thorough and thought-provoking dissection of EU food law and its faults, which certainly deserves a space on the shelf of any lawyer who advises food sector clients.Brian HarleyLaw Society GazetteNovember 2007MacMaolain's book, based on a detailed and documented analysis of selected pieces of legislation and case law, provides the reader with an interesting perspective and a synthetic analysis of the complex area of food law and some of its practical problems.Stephanie MahieuCommon Market Law ReviewVolume 45 Issue 1, 2008[MacMaolain's monograph is the first detailed, critical analysis of this rapidly developing area of Community law. In light of the economic importance of the food sector in the EU, as well as the importance of food to European consumers in terms of both health and culture, this work was long overdue, and there is no doubt that it will prove useful to academics and practitioners alike...EU food law is a fast moving area and MacMaolain has shown that he has developed awide-ranging expertise in this field.Amandine GardeEuropean Public Law14:3

About the Author

Caoimhin MacMaolain is a Lecturer in Law at Trinity College, Dublin.

Product Details

• Paperback: 285 pages
• Publisher: Hart Publishing (March 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841134988
• ISBN-13: 978-1841134987
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,448,777 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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