Governance Reform of German food safety regulation: Cosmetic or real?

Steiner, Bodo (2006): Governance Reform of German food safety regulation: Cosmetic or real? Published in: European Food Safety Regulation: The Challenge of Multi-Level Governance (2006): pp. 181-210.

Abstract

Discussion of institutional changes made by the German government in response to the emergence of the first cases of BSE in Germany in 2000. Due to the establishment of a large-scale private sector quality assurance scheme, regulation moved away from publicly mandated food safety regulations toward industry-led initiatives (so-called QS system). The paper discusses whether changes in regulation, administration, and liability standards have improved the effectiveness and the allocative efficiency of German food safety regulation.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: standards, contested governance, quality assurance, liability, food safety regulation, QS system, regulation, Germany
• Subjects: K - Law and Economics > K2 - Regulation and Business Law; L - Industrial Organization > L6 - Industry Studies: Manufacturing; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R5 - Regional Government Analysis; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q1 - Agriculture > Q18 - Agricultural Policy ; Food Policy

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