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Regulations under International Human Rights Law and under EU Law - Two Different Regimes that Could be Better Harmonized?

The Case of Food and Health

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Wenche Barth Eide  and
Asbjørn Eide
Wenche Barth Eide
Affiliation:
University of Oslo’s Department of Nutrition and Coordinator of Food, Human Rights and Corporations (FoHRC)
Asbjørn Eide
Affiliation:
University of Oslo’s Norwegian Centre for Human Rights
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The global obesity epidemic was in focus at the 7th Summer Academy on Global Food Law and Policy in Gexco/Bilbao in July 2015. It approached this accelerating public health concern from the angle of risk regulations as linked to processing, trade, marketing and choice/consumption of foodstuffs, addressing also risks of negative impacts on public health at the consumer end. A wealth of expertise enlightened participants about current developments regarding EU and US legislation on risk assessments and risk management.

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European Journal of Risk Regulation , Volume 7 , Issue 4 , December 2016 , pp. 728 - 732
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016

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