EU food law - A practical guide

hardback  272 pages  ISBN 1855735571      £130.00

This book is an ideal introduction to this complex field for the non-specialist. The book opens with an introduction to the key principles of EU food law and the main mechanisms of enforcement. The following chapters cover legislation in specific areas including hygiene, additives and functional foods.

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