Food Safety Governance

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xix

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2. A General Framework for the Precautionary and Inclusive Governance of Food Safety

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction

      • M. Dreyer, O. Renn

      Pages 3-10

   3. The Need for Change

      • A. Ely, A. Stirling, M. Dreyer, O. Renn, E. Vos, F. Wendler

      Pages 11-27

   4. Overview of the General Framework

      • A. Ely, A. Stirling, M. Dreyer, O. Renn, E. Vos, F. Wendler

      Pages 29-45

   5. The Process of Framing

      • A. Ely, A. Stirling, F. Wendler, E. Vos

      Pages 47-55

   6. The Process of Assessment

      • A. Ely, A. Stirling

      Pages 57-69

   7. The Processes Evaluation and Management

      • O. Renn, M. Dreyer

      Pages 71-82

   8. Legal and Institutional Aspects of the General Framework

      • E. Vos, F. Wendler

      Pages 83-109

   9. A Structured Approach to Participation

      • M. Dreyer, O. Renn

      Pages 111-120

   10. Communication About Food Safety

       • O. Renn

       Pages 121-141

   11. Implementation of the General Framework: Genetically Modified (Cry1Ab) Maize Case Study1

       • A. Ely

       Pages 143-157

   12. Summary: Key Features of the General Framework

       • M. Dreyer, O. Renn, A. Ely, A. Stirling, E. Vos, F. Wendler

       Pages 159-194

3. Input and Commentaries by Key Actors in Food Safety Governance

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 196-196

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   2. Input of Key Actors in the Development of the General Framework

      • M. Dreyer

      Pages 197-205

   3. Commentaries on the Revised General Framework1

      • David Atkins, Julie Norman

      Pages 207-238

4. Back Matter

   Pages 239-249

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working mechanisms and to develop the overall governance framework in which we operate. Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle Executive Director European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Parma, March 2008 Acknowledgements This book and the General Framework for the Precautionary and Inclusive Governance of Food Safety that it presents and critically discusses have grown out of research undertaken within one of the subprojects (work package 5) of the research project SAFE FOODS, ‘Promoting Food Safety through a New Integrated Risk Analysis Approach for Foods’. The Integrated Project SAFE FOODS has been funded by the European Commission under the 6th Framework Programme (April 2004 to June 2008) and coordinated by Dr H.A. Kuiper and Dr H.J.P. Marvin of RIKILT-Institute of Food Safety at the University of Wageningen in the Netherlands. Subproject 5 of SAFE FOODS has dealt with institutional aspects of food safety governance with a focus on ways (procedural and structural mec- nisms) to improve the implementation of precaution, participation and a politi- science interface, and has been coordinated by the editors of this book. The General Framework and this book have been a collaborative effort of subproject 5 in which all contributors to the first part of this book were involved. We have very much appreciated this exceptionally fruitful cooperation. It has always been both greatly intellectually inspiring (with many intensive, focused discussions) and very pleasant (highly cooperative and reliable).

• European food
• Figuration
• Food Safety Governance
• Institution
• Nation
• Participation
• Precaution
• Risk Assessment
• Risk Management Interface
• Transparency
• food safety
• risk management
• safety
• quality control, reliability, safety and risk

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