EU food law - A practical guide

hardback  272 pages  ISBN 1855735571      £140.00

Contents

Introduction K Goodburn, Chilled Food Association, London, UK

• The development of EU food law
• The 2000 White Paper on the General Principles of Food Lawty
• The structure of this book
• References and further reading

EU institutions and the legislative process K Goodburn, Chilled Food Association, London, UK

• The EU and its institutions
• The European Commission
• The Directorate - Generals
• The Directorate-Generals and EU food law
• Scientific committees
• The European Food Authority
• The Council of the EU
• The European Parliament
• The Court of Justice and the Court of Auditors
• ECOSOC and the Committee of the Regions
• Legislative process
• Forms of legislation: directives, regulations and decisions
• Horizontal or vertical legislation?
• Publication
• The EU, national and international regulation
• How EU law works: an example
• References and further reading

Part 1: Food safety

Hygiene M Fogden, Meat and Livestock Commission, Milton Keynes, UK

• Introduction
• Hygiene regulation in the EU: key themes
• Enforcement of hygiene regulations
• The General Food Hygiene Directive (93/43/EEC)
• Specific (vertical) hygiene directives: applicable to particular foodstuffs
• Case study: controversy over minced meat (and meat preparations)
• Future trends
• Sources of further information and advice
• References

Additives D W Flowerdew, Consultant (formerly Leatherhead Food Research Association), UK

• Introduction
• The key directives
• Requirements contained in vertical food directives
• Future trends
• Sources of further information and advice
• References
• Appendix: list of E numbers of permitted additives

Contaminants S Slorach, National Food Administration, Uppsala, Sweden

• Introduction
• Scientific advisory committees
• Pesticide residues
• Veterinary drug residues
• Mercury and histamine in fishery products
• Other chemical contaminants
• Future trends
• References

Food contact materials J. S. Baughan, Keller and Heckman LLP, Washington DC, USA and J-P. Montfort, Keller and Heckman LLP, Brussels, Belgium

• Introduction
• General EU legislation on food contact materials
• Legislation in place in the EU on specific food contact materials
• Plastics materials and articles
• Other categories of food contact materials
• The principle of mutual recognition
• Determining compliance with EU food contact legislation: some practical examples
• Future trends
• Sources of further information and advice
• References

Part 2: Informing the consumer

Labelling D A Love, Consultant (formerly Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, London), UK

• Key principles
• The organisation of EU legislation
• E The organisation of EU legislation
• The main requirements for prepacked foods
• Nutrition labelling and claims
• Specific labelling requirements in food composition directives
• Specific labelling requirements in CAP marketing regulations
• Novel foods and genetically modified foods: labelling rules
• Future developments
• References and sources of further information

Nutrition information L Insall, Food and Drink Federation, London, UK

• Introduction: key issues in presenting nutrition information
• EU nutrition legislation
• Manufacturers' responsibilities
• Consumer expectations
• Voluntary codes
• Future trends
• Sources of further information and advice
• References
• Further reading

Nutrition and health claims P Berry Ottaway, Berry Ottaway and Associates Limited, Hereford, UK

• Introduction
• Nutrition and health claims in the EU
• Substantiation of health claims
• Nutrition labelling
• The future
• References

Foods for particular nutritional uses (PARNUTS) P Berry Ottaway, Berry Ottaway and Associates Limited, Hereford, UK

• Introduction
• Categories of PARNUTS products
• Article 9 of the Directive
• List of nutrient substances
• Innovative products
• Labelling
• Directive on Infant Formulae and Follow-on Formulae
• Export of infant formulae and follow-on formulae to third countries
• Directive on Processed and Cereal-based foods and Baby Foods
• Foods intended for weight control diets
• Foods for special medical purposes
• Foods intended to meet the expenditure of intense muscular effort, especially for sportsmen and women Food supplements
• Food supplements
• References

Part 3: Case studies

Frying oils R Fox, Pura Foods Limited, Belvedere, Kent, UK

• Introduction: the legal context
• The structure of the frying industries
• The sale of food
• The life of frying oils
• Environmental protection
• Future trends
• Sources of information

Functional foods P Berry Ottaway, Berry Ottaway and Associates Limited, Hereford, UK

• Introduction
• Product description
• Product positioning in the European market
• Product composition
• Functional claims
• Packaging
• Labelling
• Manufacture
• References

Index