Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Law Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Agriculture Law

Michael T. Roberts Esq.

Discipline
Publication Year

Articles 1 - 2 of 2

Full-Text Articles in Law

Cheaters Shouldn't Prosper And Consumers Shouldn't Suffer: The Need For Governmental Enforcement Against Economic Adulteration Of 100% Pomegranate Juice And Other Imported Food Products, Michael T. Roberts Mar 2010

Cheaters Shouldn't Prosper And Consumers Shouldn't Suffer: The Need For Governmental Enforcement Against Economic Adulteration Of 100% Pomegranate Juice And Other Imported Food Products, Michael T. Roberts

Michael T. Roberts Esq.

ABSTRACT

This article examines the failure of government agencies, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, to enforce against the adulteration of economically adulterated imported food product. The problem of economic adulteration has emerged in the modern global food system as a serious threat to the health of consumers, the economic livelihoods of honest purveyors of food, and the integrity of national food regulatory systems. These consequences were recently evidenced by the China melamine scandal that sickened and killed both infants and pets.

This article addresses the problem of a lack of enforcement against economic adulteration through the prism of …


Mandatory Recall Authority: A Sensible And Minimalist Approach To Improving Food Safety, Michael T. Roberts Esq. Jan 2004

Mandatory Recall Authority: A Sensible And Minimalist Approach To Improving Food Safety, Michael T. Roberts Esq.

Michael T. Roberts Esq.

No abstract provided.