This chapter provides an introduction to the legal framework of One Health. It begins with an overview of national Swiss provisions concerning the human-animal relationship in constitutional law, private law and animal welfare law including animal disease law. The chapter then introduces European...

This chapter discusses the animal welfare requirements for organic farms; how to select genetic lines of animals that are suitable for organic farming; grazing more than one species on a pasture; understand the differences between EU, US and Canadian organic programmes and the importance of using...

The different plant- and animal-based products, supplements and additives that may be used in pig feeds in New Zealand, Europe and other countries are presented.

This book includes 6 chapters examining the relevance of transgenic crops in food production, prices and the environment. It initially describes the historical evolution of biotechnology and defines key terms, before moving on to explore transgenic technology and food regime concepts. It analyses...

This chapter describes how transgenic technology issues can be understood in the light of food regime concepts and lead to different experience with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in different countries. It discusses GMO neoregulation in the USA, the European Union (with particular reference ...

The potential and actual applications of genetically modified microorganisms (GMMs) in animal probiotics, digestibility enhancers, silage additives, preservatives and amino acids for technological and nutritional purposes and biomasses obtained as side streams (coproduct of feed additives) of...

This book chapter shows how the way of regulating beneficial microorganisms for use in foods and feeds has developed to where it is today. A history from slop to pure cultures is presented, and constraints of the law on beneficial microorganisms are examined. The chapter focuses on food cultures,...

This book chapter reviews the legislative status and potential safety concerns of microorganisms intentionally added into food or feed in the European Union (EU). However, when relevant, the situation is compared with that of the USA to illustrate the different approaches in these two large single...

The organization of this chapter is as follows: the following section (Emerging Food Safety Standards) discusses the regulatory EU public standards in comparison with private voluntary food safety standards; the third section (Conceptual Framework) presents the general theoretical framework for...

This chapter describes the functions of the two European Union agencies, i.e., EFSA and EMEA, in ensuring the safety of food products in member states, describing briefly the food safety control system within the EU. Food safety concerns on novel foods and GMOs in relation to legislation and...