Food safety law in China : : making transnational law / / by Francis Snyder.

• VerfasserIn: Snyder, Francis G.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill Nijhoff,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Collected Courses of the Xiamen Academy of International Law 6.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (620 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This book is the first major study of the making of transnational food safety law in China. Francis Snyder shows how the 2008 melamine infant formula crisis led to China’s first food safety law and new food safety standards, substantial reforms in government policy and closer relations with international organisations. He also identifies current and future challenges and makes recommendations for dealing with them. Chinese food safety law today is influenced strongly by cross-border factors. While transnational regimes help to shape domestic decisions, many institutions deeply embedded in Chinese society have played key roles in this transformation. Francis Snyder emphasises that, in finding its own path toward ensuring food safety, China can both learn from and teach other countries. In May 2017 this title has been awarded a 'Gourmand World Cookbook Award' in Yantai, Shandong Province, China: 'Best in the World' in two categories: 'Best Wine Law Book' and 'Food Safety Institutions'.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Three Worlds of Melamine -- Emergence of Modern Chinese Food Safety Law -- Transnationalisation of Chinese Dairy Standards -- Transnational Sites of Food Safety Regulation -- Globalisation of National Food Safety Standards through WTO Consultations -- International Food Safety Standards in WTO Case Law -- Multilateral Monitoring of Chinese Food Safety Law -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Table of Treaties, Agreements and Related Documents -- Appendix 2: Table of Constitutions and Statutes of International Organisations -- Appendix 3: Table of Legislation and Regulations -- Appendix 4: Table of Standards -- Appendix 5: Table of Cases -- Bibliography -- Author Index -- Subject Index.