
Governing Nano Foods: Principles-Based Responsive Regulation
EFFoST Critical Reviews #3
Description
Key Features
- Provides comparative study of nanofood regulations in order to guide regulation development in this rapidly expanding market
- Includes both case-by-case examples and more broad-based insights
- Provides models for regulation specifically for regulating nanotechnology as applied to food
Readership
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1 Why Regulate the Application of Nanotechnologies in Food?
1.2 Applications of Nanotechnologies in Food and Agriculture
1.3 The Challenge to Regulate Nanotechnology in Food
1.4 Objectives, Methods and Scope of the Study
1.5 Structure of the Study
Chapter 2. Requirements for Food Safety Regulation
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Fundamental Principles of Food Safety Governance
2.3 Risk Analysis as a Method to Determine the Regulatory Outcome
2.4 Increasing Responsibility of Businesses (Private) Risk Assessors
2.5 Consequences for Regulation
Chapter 3. Safety Frame Applied to Food Applications of Nanotechnology
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Food Business
3.3 Food Products
3.4 Process
3.5 Communication
3.6 Food Contact Materials
3.7 Recommendation
Chapter 4. Case-by-Case Premarket Approval
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Object of Approval
4.3 Subject of Approval
4.4 Scope of Approval
4.5 Assessment
4.6 Generally Recognized as Safe
4.7 A Responsive System?
Chapter 5. Nano-Specific Regulation
5.1 Towards a Legal Concept
Chapter 6. Regulatory Burdens
6.1 Burdens
6.2 Other Concerns
6.3 Alleviating Burdens
6.4 Global Harmonisation?
Chapter 7. A Responsive Regulatory System
Chapter 8. Conclusions and Way Forward
8.1 Recommendations to Legislatures
8.2 Recommendation to the Scientific Community
8.3 Recommendation to International Risk Assessment Authorities
Appendix A. Analytical Framework
A.1 Elements of Food Safety Regulation
A.2 Requirements on Food Businesses
Appendix B. On the Delineation of the Concept ‘Nanotechnology’
Abstract
Conclusion
Appendix C. Lessons Learned from Selected Regulatory Reviews
Abstract
C.1 Introduction
C.2 Selected Reviews of Regulatory Actions on Nanotechnology and Food
Appendix D. Nanotechnology in Proposed and Upcoming Regulation
Abstract
D.1 Developments in the USA
D.2 Developments in the EU
D.3 Current Developments
Appendix E. Research Team
Product details
- No. of pages: 100
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2014
- Published: January 13, 2014
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780124202146
About the Authors
Bernd Meulen
Affiliations and Expertise
Harry Bremmers
Affiliations and Expertise
Kai Purnhagen
Affiliations and Expertise
Nidhi Gupta
Hans Bouwmeester
Affiliations and Expertise
L. Leon Geyer
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