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Havinga, Tetty; Casey, Donal; van Waarden, Frans --- "Changing regulatory arrangements in food governance" [2015] ELECD 455; in Havinga, Tetty; van Waarden, Frans; Casey, Donal (eds), "The Changing Landscape of Food Governance" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015) 3

Book Title: The Changing Landscape of Food Governance

Editor(s): Havinga, Tetty; van Waarden, Frans; Casey, Donal

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781784715403

Section: Chapter 1

Section Title: Changing regulatory arrangements in food governance

Author(s): Havinga, Tetty; Casey, Donal; van Waarden, Frans

Number of pages: 16

Abstract/Description:

The leading position of nation states in food regulation has been displaced by novel, fragmented and complex patterns of regulatory arrangements. Global food governance and regulation is increasingly the activity of not only national governmental actors, but also of a multitude and diversity of private actors and international organizations. Governmental food regulation has come under pressure. While on the one hand the limited capacity of state institutions in this policy sphere has become visible, there has on the other hand been a concomitant increase in the requirements of and expectations towards the state to regulate food safety and quality. Complex global food supply chains and the perception of insufficient governmental regulation point to the limitations of governmental food regulation. The growing public concern about food safety, new concerns about lifestyle risks, animal welfare, sustainability, and advances in scientific and technological capabilities have led to rising expectations of governmental food regulation. Responses of both public and private organizations to current challenges have resulted in a new landscape of food governance.