Food law
Feedcare, protect, reconcile
Publication of DROIT DE L'ALIMENTATION : NOURRIR, SOIGNER, PROTÉGER, CONCILIER.
Proceedings of the symposium held on October 14, 2022 at the Montpellier Faculty of Law and Political Science.
Presentation:
The Faculty of Law and Political Science at the University of Montpellier has created a new national Master's degree in Food and Agroecology Law, which opened for its first year in September 2021. The first class graduated in September 2023.
The aim of this new diploma is to train students in initial training (many of whom are on sandwich courses) and professionals in continuing training in the contemporary challenges of food: without losing sight of the objective of feeding, the agri-food industry has also been assigned the missions of protecting the environment and local or national traditions, caring for populations and preventing environmental risks. By taking into account its effects on the environment and people, the evolution of the law can contribute to better collective living.
To celebrate this pedagogical innovation, which aims to respond to new food issues, the Faculty of Law and Political Science at the University of Montpellier has organized an international symposium on the theme of new food issues, with the support of the MUSE program and the Conseil National de l'Alimentation.
Four themes were selected and proposed following a call for contributions to which numerous researchers and industry practitioners responded. Our warmest thanks to all contributors. Readers will find all the contributions under the four headings that make up the main chapters of this book.
Chapter 1 - Feed
Promoting innovative agriculture to contribute to food safety and environmental quality means taking the environment into account in our eating habits, from education to consumption itself, via consumer information methods.
Chapter 2 - Protecting
Promoting a transition to an environmentally-friendly society raises the question of what is often referred to as sustainable food, i.e. food that is produced, processed and distributed in a way that is less damaging to the environment, or better still, that protects or even promotes the development of our natural environment.
Chapter 3 - Care
Improving human health in changing environments necessarily implies finding remedies for possible dietary disorders, or treating them with a specific, oriented, but not deceptive diet.
Chapter 4 - Reconciling
How can we envisage solutions based on the concept of " one health ", to promote environmental and health protection requirements while ensuring the well-being of each individual and the preservation of territories and their cultures, without resorting to constraint and giving rise to a feeling of frustration or "less living"?
Contents
Law and policy in the fight against food insecurity: from the welfare perspective of food aid to territorial innovation
Luc BODIGUEL, CNRS Research Director, UMR 6298 Droit et changement social, Nantes University
European food legislation put to the test by the "One Heath" concept
Pierre Étienne BOUILLOT, Junior Professor, Centre de Documentation et de Recherches Européennes (CDRE), Université de Pau et des pays de l'Adour (UPPA)
Food security and sovereignty: between agronomy and agroecology
Christine LEBEL, Senior Lecturer HDR, University of Burgundy Franche Comté
L'encadrement normatif des représentations relatives aux produits alimentaires au Québec: de la santé au développement durable
Marie-Ève COUTURE-MENARD and Marie-Claude DESJARDINS, associate professors at the Université de Sherbrooke's Faculty of Law and co-directors of the Centre de recherche sur la régulation et le droit de la gouvernance (CrRDG)
Reconciling repression and promotion in the creation of healthy food environments using the law
Josiane RIOUX COLLIN, Professor, Faculty of Political Science and Law, Université du Québec à Montréal
Climate change, sustainable development and biocultural rights: what legal innovation for PDOs and PGIs
Alessandra DI LAURO, Associate Professor, Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Agro-ambientali, University of Pisa (Italy)
Food marketing: What is the European Union doing to protect children's health?
Amandine GARDE, Professor University of Liverpool
Marine FRIANT PERROT, Senior Lecturer, University of Nantes
Protection of employees in the agricultural sector
Bruno SIAU, Senior Lecturer HDR, Montpellier School of Social Law (EDSM), University of Montpellier
Consumer law and energy drinks: a case study
Marie-Eve ARBOUR, Professor, Université de Laval, Québec (Canada)
The challenges of new agriculture and competition law
Lucas BETTONI, Senior Lecturer at the University of Toulouse
From consumer information to the risk of unfair competition
Julia BOMBARDIER, Member of the Paris Bar, TACTIS law firm
What is sustainable food
Malo DEPINCÉ, Professor at the University of Montpellier
The quality of a "company with a mission" in the agri-food industry
Eugénie PLANE, Doctoral student at the University of Montpellier
Local government action on food issues
Catherine RIBOT, Professor at the University of Montpellier
