Science Based Governance? EU Food Regulation Submitted to Risk Analysis
Anna Szajkowska and Bernd van der Meulen analyse in their contribution, Science Based Governance? EU Food Regulation Submitted to Risk Analysis, the scope of application of risk analysis and the precautionary principle in EU food safety regulation. To wha
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Contents 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 EU Food Safety Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 EU General Food Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 International Food Law: A Meta-Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 The Risk Analysis Principle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.4 The Precautionary Principle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 Stretching Out the Precautionary Principle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Pre-Market Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 Pre-Market Approvals in the EU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 Prior Authorisation Procedure for Novel Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Prior Authorisation Schemes in Light of Risk Analysis and the Precautionary Principle . . . 4.1 Reversal of Burden of Scientific Proof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 Precaution: From Policy Guidelines to Legal Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.3 National Prior Authorisation Schemes Put to the Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.4 Some Are More Equal Than Others? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5 WTO Regime: External Yardstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The content of this chapter does not reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Responsibility for the information and views expressed therein lies entirely with the authors. A. Szajkowska (*) European Commission, Brussels, Belgium e-mail: [email protected] B.M.J. van der Meulen Law and Governance Group, Wageningen University, Hollandseweg 1, 6706 KN, Wageninge
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