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Purnhagen, Kai:
Consumer Protection Legislation.
In: Toldrá, Fidel ; Finglas, Paul
(ed.):
Encyclopedia of Food, Nutrition & Health. 2. Edition. -
s.l.
: Elsevier
,
2027
Abstract in another language
Access to safe food is an essential precondition for the life of every human being. In this respect, the United Nations (UN), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized that access to safe and adequate food in terms of nutritional values forms a right of each individual (Article 11, International Covenant on Eco- nomic, Social and Cultural Rights). Complex legal frameworks are needed to ensure the functioning of food markets and protect consumers from risks associated with food.
As exposure to health risks in food as well as consumer expectations varies vertically (e.g., from nation to nation, cul- ture to culture, and region to region) and horizontally (accord- ing to the scientific knowledge on risks available), the amount of regulation needed for the effective realization of the right to food largely depends on the circumstances of the respective food markets and available scientific knowledge. Consumer protection regulation on food and health has to be different in different countries and regions and react to new insights from science. In addition, different legal cultures with a view of enforcement and application of the law require nuanced solu- tions according to the respective legal context.
Food safety is becoming more and more a global challenge by virtue of its economic implications as well as its public
health impact. Effective regulation of consumer protection on markets is hence under threat, as consumer protection regula- tion designed for a specific regional food market increasingly governs other food markets, which are not necessarily embedded in the same prerequisites.
In order to realize the right to food, states and increasingly private standard setters have on the one hand to find an optimal level of regulation and on the other hand to design regulation that attracts safe foodstuffs to their markets.
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| Item Type: | Entry in an encyclopaedia |
|---|---|
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Law, Business and Economics Faculties > Faculty of Law, Business and Economics > Department of Law Faculties > Faculty of Life Sciences: Food, Nutrition and Health > Chair Food Law > Chair Food Law - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Kai Purnhagen Profile Fields > Emerging Fields > Innovation and Consumer Protection Profile Fields > Emerging Fields > Food and Health Sciences Research Institutions > Research Units > Forschungsstelle für Deutsches und Europäisches Lebensmittelrecht |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 300 Social sciences > 340 Law |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Mar 2025 08:18 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Mar 2025 08:18 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/92628 |