Global governance of food and agriculture industries. Transatlantic regulatory harmonization and multilateral policy cooperation for food safety

Abstract:
As the twenty-first century unfolds, food safety regulation and the governance of regional and global biotechnology markets present new and more complex challenges for governments, agri-food industries and multilateral organizations. The contributors to this comprehensive volume detail the implications of globalization, free trade and regional market integration on the ability of national governments to regulate food safety in the food and biotechnology sectors.

In the absence of a global government, the regulation of markets and industries depends on extensive regional and multilateral policy cooperation and regulatory harmonization to protect citizens, farmers and the collective good of nations. As the chapters in this book make clear, the solution to today’s food safety problems depends on more than just setting the right regulatory policy and industry standards. On the contrary, food safety now depends on creating the right kinds of transatlantic, regional and multilateral regulatory institutions and policy networks of food safety authorities to establish and enforce global regulations and industry standards. By focusing on the transatlantic, regional and multilateral regulation and governance of food safety, this book offers valuable insight into one of the most pressing international problems of today and sheds light on much larger questions about governance in a global economy. Chapters cover a wide array of countries and regions, from North and South America to Europe, Africa and Asia.

The complexity of this issue and the challenges facing national policymakers and networks of regulatory authorities make this volume a must-read for all those involved in the regulation of food and biotechnology industries and the policy institutions charged with regulating them.

Contents:
Part I: Global Governance and Regulation of Food Safety
1. Socio-Economic Foundations of Food Safety Regulation and the Governance of Global Agri-Food Industries - Reba A. Carruth
2. Globalization and Food Safety in Global Agri-Food Industries - Reba A. Carruth

Part II: Transatlantic Food Safety Regulation and the Governance of Global Agri-Food Industries
3. Transatlantic Governance of Agri-Food and Biotechnology Industries: Regulatory Cooperation and Competition in Food Safety - Reba A. Carruth
4. Governance of Food Safety in the European Union - Ariane König
5. Governance of Food Safety in the NAFTA Region: Regulatory Cooperation by the United States, Canada and Mexico - Grace Skogstad and Reba A. Carruth
6. Globalization and the Emerging Rule of Law on Regulatory Standards: Transatlantic Corporate Compliance and Governance of Food Safety - Linda R. Horton

Part III: Regional and Global Regulatory Harmonization and Governance of Food Safety
7. Governance of Food Safety in the Western Hemisphere -
Fernando Robles
8. Regulatory Development and Regional Institutional Reform for Food Safety in Africa - Cheikh Ndiaye and Reba A. Carruth
9. Regulatory Standards and Food Safety in South Asia: The Growing Role of SAARC - Reba A. Carruth
10. Food Safety Standards Harmonization in the Asia-Pacific Region - Lee Ann Jackson

Part IV: Regulated Competition in Global Food and Agriculture Industries
11. Governance of Biotechnology: Emerging Regulation of GM Crops and Livestock in Global Food Industries and Food Systems - Jørgen Schlundt
12. Multilateral Governance of Food Safety in Global Food Industries and Food Systems: The Role of FAO, WHO and Codex Alimentarius in Regulatory Harmonization - Genaro Garcia and Reba A. Carruth

Part V: Conclusions
13. Regulated Competition and Food Safety in Global Agri-Food Industries - Reba A. Carruth
14. Conclusions: Transatlantic and Multilateral Governance of Food Safety in Global Agri-Food Industries - Reba A. Carruth