EU Food Law

This book provides a panorama of EU food law and legislation. It covers European Integration and Food Law (Part I); Food Safety Umbrella Laws: The General Food Law Regulation and the Official Controls Regulation (Part II); The Food Law Acquis (Parts III–VII), which comprises food technology law, food safety law, food information law, food quality law, food nutrition law; international food law (Part VIII) and a final chapter that presents the conclusions and an outlook on the future of food law. The book demonstrates that EU food law is currently predominantly food-safety oriented, and outlines initiatives and opportunities for a future of food law that is more oriented towards aspects of sustainability, health, and integrated food system regulation.