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The Uneasy Case For Food Safety Liability Insurance, John Aloysius Cogan Jr.
The Uneasy Case For Food Safety Liability Insurance, John Aloysius Cogan Jr.
John Aloysius Cogan Jr.
Foodborne illnesses sicken millions and kill thousands of Americans every year. Our dysfunctional government food safety system appears incapable of protecting us, leading some to look to the private market for solutions to our food safety crisis. One private market approach, food safety liability insurance, is gaining popularity. This Article questions the emerging view that liability insurance can supplement government regulation of food safety. This article takes a more comprehensive approach than previous scholarship by systematically addressing the shortcomings of liability insurance as a regulator of food safety from three distinct perspectives: (1) an economics of information framework, (2) an …