The food sector is witnessing a substantial shift in consumer interest in plant-based diets. Millennials, in particular, are keen to expand the quality and quantity of plant-based foods they consume. More generally, Americans are increasingly aware of the social, environmental, and financial costs of diets heavy in animal protein and are beginning to seek out foods that are healthier, more sustainable, and animal-friendly as well.
The publication of this White Paper coincides with an uptick in media attention globally on this type of fraud - dilution, substitution, omission, or concealment, all for the purpose of economic gain. The White Paper notes that this fraud (EMA) often leads to food safety incidents and cheats consumers.
UCLA Law Review, 65 UCLA L. Rev. Disc. 28 (2017)
Genetically Modified Food Labeling in China: In Pursuit of a Rational Path (with Xiao Zhu and Kajie Wu), 71 Food and Drug Law Journal 30 (2016).
The Resnick Center for Food Law and Policy and the Los Angeles Food Policy Council actively follow Los Angeles food policy actions. In this Los Angeles Food Policy Tracker 2018, substantial policy actions undertaken at both the City and County level are identified. Specifically, the tracker documents policies that were adopted, administratively closed, or are currently pending during the time period from January 1, 2017 to July 1, 2018. The tracker is divided into three sections: City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, and Los Angeles Unified School District.
American Journal of Law & Medicine, 44 (2018): 489-506
A "Food Systems Thinking" Roadmap for Policymakers and Retailers to Save the Ecosystem by Saving the Endangered Honey Producer from the Devastating Consequences of Honey Fraud
This White Paper recognizes how complicated the food supply chain is and how difficult it can be for stakeholders to see the big picture. This challenge is particularly true when it comes to the problem of the endangered US honey producer via honey fraud in the United States.
Reviewed by Diana R. H. Winters (2019) Outbreak: Foodborne Illness and the Struggle for Food Safety, Journal of Legal Medicine, 39:4, 443-445, DOI: 10.1080/01947648.2019.1696108
Winters reviewed Timothy D. Lytton’s 2019 book, Outbreak: Foodborne Illness and the Struggle for Food Safety. In Outbreak, Lytton, a Professor of Law at Georgia State University School of Law, explores the history and development of food safety regulation in the United States and looks at food safety governance as a complex adaptive system.
Science report scandal could lead to lawsuits that hold sugary beverage industry accountable, NY Daily News (2016)