Foundations of EU Food Law and Policy

This volume presents the viewpoints of academics, food lawyers, industry and consumer representatives as well as those of EU policymakers on the first ten years of activity of one of the most prominent European agencies. Its broader purpose, however, is to discuss the future role played by EFSA within the rapidly-evolving area of EU food law and policy. By revisiting and discussing the milestones in the history of EFSA, the collection provides forward-looking views of food leaders and practitioners on the future scientific and regulatory challenges facing the European Union. In particular, by presenting a critical assessment of the agency's activities within its different areas of work, the book offers readers a set of innovative tools for evaluating policy recommendations and better equips experts and the public to address pressing regulatory issues in this emotive area of law and policy. Despite its celebratory mood, the book's focus is more about the future than the past of EU food law and policy. Each chapter discusses how EFSA's role has evolved and identifies what it should have done differently while presenting an overall assessment of how the agency has discharged its mandate.

Alberto Alemanno is Associate Professor of Law, HEC Paris, and Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University. He was formerly Legal Secretary at the European Court of Justice. He has published widely in the areas of Risk, Regulation, and Food policy and Law. Simone Gabbi is Legal Officer at the European Food Safety Authority and holds a PhD in European Food Law from Parma University.

Foundations of EU Food Law and Policy, AlbertoAlemanno; Part I EFSA From Within; The Genesis; Chapter 1 The Genesis of EFSA and the First 10 Years of EU Food Law, DavidByrne; Scientific Advice; Chapter 2 EFSA's Science Strategy, VittorioSilano; Chapter 3 A Taxanomy of EFSA's Scientific Outputs, CitlaliPintado; Chapter 4 The Scientific Governance of the European Food Safety Authority, SimoneGabbi; Chapter 5 Scientific Regulatory Cooperation within the EU, Gabriele AbelsAlexander Kobusch, JenniferTräsch; Chapter 6 EFSA under Pressure, JamesLawless; Chapter 7 Scientific Advice in the GMO Area, SaraPoli; Chapter 8 From BSE to Obesity, MarineFriant-Perrot, AmandineGarde; Scientific Communication; Chapter 9 EFSA's Communication Strategy, RaymondO'Rourke; Chapter 10 EFSA Stakeholder and Public Involvement Policy and Practice, MarionDreyer, OrtwinRenn; Part II EFSA From Outside; The Institutional Perspective; Chapter 11 The European Food Safety Authority, Paola TestoriCoggi, PatrickDeboyser; Chapter 12 Scientific Expertise and Open Government in the Digital Era, AlessandroSpina; Chapter 13 EFSA the Respondent, CaoimhinMacMaoláin; Chapter 14 A View of EFSA from the European Parliament, DagmarRoth-Behrendt; Chapter 15 A View of EFSA from the Member States, IsidoraMaleti?; The Stakeholders' Perspective; Chapter 16 Ten Years of EU Food Law, RobertoCiati; Chapter 17 The Consumers' Perspective of EFSA, SueDavies; Chapter 18 A Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Luis GonzálezVaqué, SebastiánRomero Melchor; Chapter 19 Rule of Science, Berndvan der Meulen, RozitaSpirovska Vaskoska; The International Perspective; Chapter 20 The European Food Safety Authority, StephanieTai; Chapter 21 EFSA in the International Arena, MartijnGroenleer, SimoneGabbi; Chapter 22 The European Food Safety Authority in Global Food Safety Governance, Ching-FuLin;