Arguments for and against mandatory labels for genetically modified foods tend to be based upon the assertion of public interest. Those who advocate against labels say GM foods are safe and carry significant social benefits, such as increased yields, reduced use of pesticides and enhanced...

This article, focusing on produce and grain, discusses the environmental and climate change impacts of food production, processing, packaging, and distribution, which ultimately contributes to both economic and social costs. The article addresses environmental energy costs in the food supply

In the wake of the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children's release of proposed principles, the authors examine the issue of advertising as it relates to childhood obesity. Concerned with the current lack of regulation in this area, the authors recommend that manufacturers become...

This paper first briefly introduces the reader to nanotechnology and the potential health risks it raises. It then reviews how nanotechnology is or may be used by the food industry so that challenges that must be addressed by food regulations can be better understood. The application of current...

This chapter forms part of a thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of a PhD from the Faculty of Law, University of Sydney. The success of self-regulation depends upon whether companies internalise the social norms contained in voluntary codes. Accordingly, this chapter describes how...

This chapter forms part of a thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of a PhD from the Faculty of Law, University of Sydney. This chapter assesses the RCMI and QSRI against recommendations for the design and implementation of self-regulatory codes drawn from government and academic...

This chapter forms part of a thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of a PhD from the Faculty of Law, University of Sydney. This chapter examines the substantive content and coverage of the two main food industry initiatives regulating food advertising (the RCMI and QSRI), and...

In 2014, the United States Food and Drug Administration announced that chain restaurants with 20 or more locations would be required to put calorie labels on the menu. The merits of the policy depend in large part on three empirical issues: 1) if calorie labels help correct calorie under- or...

This study reports on a survey of Millennials in the United States regarding GMO foods. Potential benefits of GMO food crops include improving agricultural productivity, such as insect resistant and drought resistant crops, and alleviating world hunger, particularly in developing countries....