Abstract
This chapter begins a seven part analysis introducing food law and regulation in the United States. It looks at the basic structure and function of the US government, including key concepts of federalism and the structure of judicial opinions. The chapter distinguishes the role of the USDA and FDA through statutory definitions, responsibilities, and the legislative happenstance that results in a two-agency model. Special emphasis is placed on defining “food” and the judicially created concept of “intended use.” The chapter ends with a comparative look at food regulatory bodies around the world.
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FDA , CFSAN “Scope of Responsibility” available at: http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/OfficeofFoods/CFSAN/WhatWeDo/ (last visited February 4, 2014).
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Id.
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FDA, The FDA At Work - Cutting-Edge Science Promoting Public Health, FDA Consumer magazine, The Centennial Edition/January–February (2006) By Philip J. Hilts available at http://www.fda.gov/aboutfda/whatwedo/history/overviews/ucm109801.htm.
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Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 460, 2ED (Simon & Schuster, Inc.; NY 1985).
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CDC 2011 Estimates: Findings, Centers for Disease Control (2011) available at http://www.cdc.gov/foodborneburden/2011-foodborne-estimates.html.
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See, e.g., Economic Assessment Report for the Proposed Rule on Hazard Analysis and Preventative Controls for Human Food under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA ) (identifying five sources of illness under the proposed rule as imposing an economic burden of over $2 billion).
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Chris Kroger, “Market Uneasy After Cantaloupe Outbreak,” The Packer (http://www.thepacker.com/fruit-vegetable-news/Listeria-in-cantaloupe-horrific-but-markets-still-favorable-131237344.html?view=all) (October 6, 2011; last visited May 26, 2014).
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See Kroger Id. quoting one producer who equated a three week reduction in the melon season to a 20% pay cut for seasonal employees.
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FDA, Milestones in US Food and Drug Law History (1972) ((Pub. No. (FDA ) 73–1018) available at: http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WhatWeDo/History/Milestones/ucm128305.htm.
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FDA Consumer magazine, June 1981 Issue, Taste of Raspberries, Taste of Death The 1937 Elixir Sulfanilamide Incident available at: http://www.fda.gov/aboutfda/whatwedo/history/productregulation/sulfanilamidedisaster/default.htm.
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Kerr, Orin , How to Read a Legal Opinion: A Guide for New Law Students, 11 Green Bag 2d., 54 (2007).
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Id. Kerr.
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Congressional Research Service Report To Congress : The Federal Food Safety System: Primer (2007).
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FSIS Review of State Meat and Poultry Inspection Programs: Fiscal Year 2013, Summary Report (December 2013).
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See, e.g., 250 Jars of US Fancy Pure Honey, 218 F. Supp. 208 (E.D. Mich. 1963).
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Nutrilab District Court at 883.
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Symposium on the History of Fifty Years of Food Regulation under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: A Historical Introduction, 45 Food Drug Cosm. L.J. 17, 17 (1990).
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FSIS History, http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/informational/aboutfsis/history (last visited June 10, 2014).
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Dennis R. Johnson, The History of the 1906 Pure Food and Drugs Act and the Meat Inspection Act, Food Drug Cosmetic Law Journal 37, 5–9, 6 (1982).
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FDA, Global Engagement Report (2013).
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Sanchez, M.C. (2018). Introduction to Statutory Framework and Case Law. In: Food Law and Regulation for Non-Lawyers. Food Science Text Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71703-6_1
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