Food La in the United States [Paperback]

This is the first comprehensive legal treatise on US food law for lawyers, judges, students, and consumer advocates.In Food Law in the United States, Michael Roberts addresses the modern food system 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.In Food Law in the United States, Michael Roberts addresses the modern food system 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.As the modern food system continues to transform foodits composition, taste, availability, value, and appearanceconsumers are increasingly confronted by legal and regulatory issues that affect us all on a daily basis. In Food Law in the United States, Michael 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.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. A valuable and significant contribution from a leading figure in food law.
Neal D. Fortin, Director, Institute for Food Laws and Regulations, Michigan State University; Director, Masters Program in Global Food Law, Michigan State University College of Law; and author of Food Regulation: Law, Science, Policy, and Practice A first ofl3½