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.
This is the first comprehensive legal treatise on US food law for lawyers, judges, students, and consumer advocates.
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.
'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 of its kind - it is destined to be the standard reference
for anyone working in the field of food law.' Jacob E. Gersen,
Affiliated Professor of Government, and Director of the Food Law
Lab, Harvard Law School
'A comprehensive and engaging review of all aspects of food law.
From colorful historical examples to timely hot topics, Roberts
takes a broad perspective that shows both the evolution and the
importance of food law.' Miriam Guggenheim, Partner, Food and
Beverage Practice, Covington and Burling LLP
'Well-organized and readable, the Roberts treatise delivers a
valuable and timely resource for unpacking the complex framework of
food law. It will be helpful to a wide range of audiences.' Susan
A. Schneider, William H. Enfield Professor of Law and Director of
the LL.M. Program in Agricultural and Food Law, University of
Arkansas School of Law
'Written with clarity and precision (and a user-friendliness
exemplified by helpful features such as a detailed table of
abbreviations), Roberts' opus represents an admirable effort to
impose intellectual discipline on a field marked by unruly growth
and yet to emerge from a formative stage.' Joseph A. Page, Food and
Drug Law Journal
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