Gabbi - Foundations of EU Food Law and Policy

This book offers not only a fresh perspective on the internal workings of the EFSA, but also a comprehensive view of the institution as seen from the perspective of other European agencies interacting with EFSA. An excellent book on the law, policy, and polity of the EFSA, it is a very timely publication, and one which will remain relevant for many years to come.

Petros C. Mavroidis, European University Institute, Italy and University of Neuchtel, Switzerland

This book presents a comprehensive review and analysis of the origin, history, and accomplishments of the first decade of the European Food Safety Authority, by an impressive group of experts. It is an essential volume for anyone interested in Food Law.

Peter Barton Hutt, Harvard Law School, USA

This book is a fascinating read for anyone dealing with food law and policy. Its topic represents at the same time a valuable case-study of regulatory and administrative law in action. An impressive team of authors sketches law, procedure, science and multi-level politics surrounding the past decade of food regulation in the EU. The book focuses on national, European and international regulatory cooperation, as well as dealing with topics on the fault line of law, scientific-based risk regulation and political sensitivities. This combination raises a host of questions which will be relevant well beyond the next decade of food regulation and modern public law.

Herwig C.H. Hofmann, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

This comprehensive edited volume makes an important contribution to the study and understanding of EU food law and the shaping of food policy with a central focus on the European Food Safety Authority. It contains a unique mixture of in-depth study, practical insights and critical analysis and gives food for thought on future challenges. I strongly recommend this impressive book to all academics and practitioners who study, and work with, EU food law and policy.

Ellen Vos, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

Ten Years of the European Food Safety Authority

Edited by

ALBERTO ALEMANNO
HEC Paris, France

SIMONE GABBI
European Food Safety Authority, Italy

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Alberto Alemanno and Simone Gabbi 2014

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the printed edition as follows:
Foundations of EU food law and policy: ten years of the European food safety authority/edited by Alberto Alemanno and Simone Gabbi.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4094-6721-2 (hardback) ISBN 978-1-4094-6722-9 (ebook) ISBN 978-1-4094-6723-6 (epub) 1. Food law and legislation--European Union countries. 2. European Food Safety Authority. I. Alemanno, Alberto, editor of compilation. II. Gabbi, Simone, editor of compilation. III. Title: Foundations of European Union food law and policy.

KJE6778.F68 2013
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ISBN 9781409467212 (hbk)
ISBN 9781409467229 (ebk PDF)
ISBN 9781409467236 (ebk ePUB)

Alberto Alemanno

David Byrne

Vittorio Silano

Citlali Pintado

Status Quo and Perspectives
Simone Gabbi

5 Scientific Regulatory Cooperation within the EU:
On the Relationship between EFSA and National Food Authorities
Gabriele Abels, Alexander Kobusch and Jennifer Trsch

James Lawless

Sara Poli

8 From BSE to Obesity:
EFSAs Growing Role in the EUs Nutrition Policy
Marine Friant-Perrot and Amandine Garde

Raymond ORourke

10 EFSA Stakeholder and Public Involvement Policy and Practice:
A Risk Governance Perspective
Marion Dreyer and Ortwin Renn

11 The European Food Safety Authority:
A View from the European Commission
Paola Testori Coggi and Patrick Deboyser

12 Scientific Expertise and Open Government in the Digital Era:
A View from the EU Agencies
Alessandro Spina

13 EFSA the Respondent:
A View from the Court of Justice of the European Union
Caoimhin MacMaolin

Dagmar Roth-Behrendt

15 A View of EFSA from the Member States
Isidora Maleti

Roberto Ciati

Sue Davies

18 A Yankee in King Arthurs Court:
A Lawyers Perspective of EFSA
Luis Gonzlez Vaqu and Sebastin Romero Melchor

Bernd van der Meulen and Rozita Spirovska Vaskoska

20 The European Food Safety Authority:
A Look from the United States
Stephanie Tai

21 EFSA in the International Arena: Caught in a Legal Straightjacket
or Performing an Autonomous Role?
Martijn Groenleer and Simone Gabbi

22 The European Food Safety Authority in Global Food Safety
Governance: A Participant, a Benchmark, and a Model
Ching-Fu Lin

2.1 Main risk assessment methodologies developed by
EFSAs Scientific Committee since inception of EFSA

Gabriele Abels
Professor for Political System in Germany and the EU and European Integration, University of Tbingen.

Alberto Alemanno
Jean Monnet Professor of EU Law and Risk Regulation, HEC Paris.
Global Clinical Professor, New York University School of Law.
Scholar at ONeill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University Law Center.

David Byrne
SC, Former European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection.

Roberto Ciati
Scientific Relations Director, Barilla G&R Fratelli.

Sue Davies
Which? Consumer Organisation.

Patrick Deboyser
Advisor to the Director General, Health & Consumers Directorate-General, European Commission.

Marion Dreyer
Deputy Scientific Director, Dialogik.

Marine Friant-Perrot
Matre de confrences, Nantes University.

Simone Gabbi
Legal Officer, EFSA.

Amandine Garde
Professor of Law, University of Liverpool.

Catherine Geslain-Lanelle
Outgoing Executive Director, EFSA.
Director General for agricultural, agri-food and territorial policies in the French Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.

Luis Gonzlez Vaqu
Former Advisor at the European Commission and Member of the Groupe de Bruges.

Martijn Groenleer
Assistant Professor of Public Administration, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology.