A consumer's guide to food regulation & safety
By: James T. O'Reilly.
Series: Oceana's legal almanac series : law for the layperson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780199730216
Subjects: Food law and legislation -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Defining key concepts in food; title: Government oversight of food safety; title: Government oversight of food labeling; title: Regulation of raw & organic food safety; title: Regulation of food processing & ingredients; title: Restaurants and food service delivery; title: Food importation; title: Adverse experiences with food, and their consequences; title: Dietary supplements; title: Food with pesticide residues; title: Biotechnology and food; title: Civil damage lawsuits for injury or fraud; title: How do federal and state protections intersect?; title: Food advertising; title: Food packaging issues; title: Environmental aspects of food practices; title: How the "local food" movement relates to food safety; title: Pricing, competition and monopoly; title: The future of food safety.