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Food System Transparency Advances in Agroecology Series Editors Stephen R. Gliessman, University of California, Santa Cruz, California Helda Morales, Agroecology Group, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Mexico Environmental Resilience and Food Law Agrobiodiversity and Agroecology, edited by Gabriela Steier, Alberto Giulio Cianci Political Agroecology Advancing the Transition to Sustainable Food Systems, authored by Manuel González de Molina, Paulo F. Petersen, Francisco Garrido Peña, Francisco R. Caporal Urban Agroecology Interdisciplinary Research and Future Directions, edited by Monika Egerer, Hamutahl Cohen Subtle Agroecologies Farming with the Hidden Half of Nature, edited by Julia Wright, Nicholas Parrott Food System Transparency Law, Science and Policy of Food and Agriculture, edited by Gabriela Steier, Adam Friedlander For more information about this series, please visit: https://www.crcpress. com/Advances-in-Agroecology/book-series/CRCADVAGROECO Food System Transparency Law, Science and Policy of Food and Agriculture Edited by Gabriela Steier and Adam Friedlander Front cover photograph by Adam Friedlander Back cover photograph by Paul De Filippi CRC Press Boca Raton and London First edition published 2021 by CRC Press 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 and by CRC Press 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN © 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or the consequences of their use. 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Dedication My parents My grandparents My sons My husband — Gabriela Steier Mom, Dad, Benjamin, Jasmine, my late grandparents, and all of my mentors, friends, and family. — Adam Friedlander Contents Preface .................................................................................................................ix Introduction .......................................................................................................xi Acknowledgments .........................................................................................xiii Editors ................................................................................................................xv Contributors ...................................................................................................xvii Part I: The big picture Chapter 1 Food fraud and food defense: Food adulteration law and the sustainable development goals (SDGs) ...................3 Darin Detwiler Chapter 2 Codex Alimentarius and transparency of the global food safety system ....................................................................35 Alexey Petrenko and Victor Tutelyan Chapter 3 Agroecology in food system transparency: Labels and certifications .......................................................................63 Jennifer Williams Zwagerman Chapter 4 Agriculture, freedom of speech, and the birth of ag‑gag ....................................................................79 Autumn Johnson Part II: Food safety and health Chapter 5 Foodborne disease outbreak investigation: Surveillance and responses in the United States, Canada, the European Union, and globally ........................93 Justin Falardeau, Karen Fong, and Siyun Wang vii viii Contents Chapter 6 Impact of the SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID‑19) pandemic on the United States food system ..............................................117 Adam Friedlander, Lily Yang, Nicole Arnold, and Stephanie Brown Chapter 7 Fruits from agroforestry as sustainable meat and vegetable replacements: The case of the Artocarpus ......143 Paul De Filippi Part III: The global view Chapter 8 Transparency in European Union food law .......................159 Sam Jennings Chapter 9 Transparency from information‑based regulation: The case of China and the Asian area ................................181 Juanjuan Sun Chapter 10 Food labeling in Africa ..........................................................199 Wele Elangwe, Rosemary Agbor, and Fabrice Mbala Index ................................................................................................................217 Preface In a time of turbulence and change, it is more true than ever that knowledge is power; for only by true understanding and steadfast judgment are we able to master the challenge of history. John F. Kennedy, 1962 This volume has been written and finalized during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic. The editors are considered Millennials and have lived through these turbulent times with open eyes, minds, and hearts. As such, the goals for this book are founded most deeply in the effort to ascertain the power of information within the food system. There are few powers greater than information and knowing better means one can do better. Specifically, if one understands where the infor- mation about one’s food lies or how it can be obtained, such knowledge results in unbelievable potential to prevent outbreaks, improve food qual- ity and even safety, and to prevent food insecurity. Only if the food system is transparent, can actors and stakeholders, regulators, and consumers tug at the right end of this vast network of convoluted and intertwined information. Hopefully, information about our food system will reach consumers – and resonate with their conscience and intellects. It is with this in mind, that this volume has been compiled and edited. Gabriela Steier Boston, Massachusetts An international network of scientific and legal scholars deliver timely masterpieces to enhance the public’s understanding of food system trans- parency. But what is transparency and how does the food system succeed alongside societal forces? While the definition of transparency may evoke varying opinions and emotions, there are undeniable and urgent oppor- tunities to help make the food system work for all. Throughout our life- time, we must keep eternal optimism that our collective and goodwilled ix
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