Foundations of EU Food Law and Policy

Contents: Foreword, Catherine Geslain-Laneelle; Foundations of EU food and law policy: an introduction, Alberto Alemanno; Part 1 EFSA from Within: Section I The Genesis: the genesis if EFSA and the first 10 years of EU food law, David Byrne. Section II Scientific Advice: EFSA's science strategy: taking stock and looking ahead, Vittorio Silano; A taxonomy of EFSA's scientific outputs, Citali Pintado; The scientific giovernance of EFSA: status quo and perspectives, Simone Gabbi; Scientific regulatory cooperation within the EU: on the relationship between EFSA and national food authorities, Gabriele Abels, Alexander Kobusch and Jennifer Trasch; EFSA under pressure - emerging risks, emergencies and crisis, James Lawless; Scientific advice in the GMO area, Sara Poli; From BSE to obesity - EFSA's growing role in the EU's nutrition policy, Marine Friant-Perrot and Amandine Garde. Section III Scientific Communication: EFSA's communication strategy: a critical appraisal, Raymond O'Rourke; EFSA stakeholder and public involvement policy: a risk governance perspective, Marion Dreyer and Ortwin Renn. Part 2 EFSA from Outside: Section I The Institutional Perspective: The European Food Safety Authority: a view from the European Commission, Paola Testori Coggi and Patrick Deboysier; Scientific expertise and open government in the digital era: a view from the EU agencies, Alessandro Spina; EFSA the respondent: a view from the Court of Justice of the European Union, Caoimhin MacMaolin; A view of EFSA from the European Parliament, Dagmar Roth-Behrendt; A view of EFSA from the member states, Isidora Maletic. Section II The Stakeholders' Perspective: Ten years of EU food law: an industry perspective, Roberto Ciati; The consumers' perspective on EFSA, Sue Davies; A Yankee in King Arthur's court: a lawyers perspective of EFSA, Luis Gonzalez Vaque and Sebnastian Romero Melchor; Rule of science: a food law professor's perspective, Bernd van der Meulen and Rozita Spirovska Vaskoska. Section III The International Perspective: The European Food Safety Authority: a look from the United States, Stephanie Tai; EFSA in the international arena: caught in a legal straightjacket - or performing an autonomous role? Martijn Groenleer and Simone Gabbi; The European Food Safety Authority in global; food safety governance: a participant, a benchmark, and a model, Ching-Fu Lin; Index.