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Science, Public Bioethics, And The Problem Of Integration, Orlando Carter Snead

O. Carter Snead

Public bioethics — the governance of science, medicine, and biotechnology in the name of ethical goods — is an emerging area of American law. The field uniquely combines scientific knowledge, moral reasoning, and prudential judgments about democratic decisionmaking. It has captured the attention of officials in every branch of government, as well as the American public. Public questions (such as those relating to the law of abortion, the federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, and the regulation of end-of-life decisionmaking) continue to roil the public square.

This article examines the question of how scientific methods and principles can and …

Antibiotics In Food Animals: The Convergence Of Animal And Public Health, Science, Policy, Politics And The Law, Nancy Halpern

Nancy E Halpern D.V.M.

ANTIBIOTICS IN FOOD ANIMALS: THE CONVERGENCE OF ANIMAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH, SCIENCE, POLICY, POLITICS AND THE LAW

BY NANCY E HALPERN, DVM

MAY 3, 2009

ABSTRACT

The use of antibiotics in food animals, to prevent and/or control disease in these animals, has been a subject of discussion between the medical and veterinary and animal agricultural sectors and related national and international government entities for decades, because of concerns about the resulting increase in antibiotic resistance such practices facilitate. The underlying premise is that use of antibiotics in food animals leads to resistance of the bacteria consumed by humans, and reducing …

A Healthy Diet Of Preemption: The Power Of The Fda And The Battle Over Restricting High Fructose Corn Syrup From Food And Beverages Labeled ‘Natural’, Adam C. Schlosser

Adam C. Schlosser

Americans today are facing a health crisis. These same Americans are increasingly trying to improve their well-being by purchasing healthy food and beverages and are flocking towards the supposed health benefits of those foods and beverages labeled ‘natural.’ Due to the FDA’s liberal requirements, consumer confusion currently exists regarding what ingredients may be used in products labeled ‘natural.’ In fact, many ‘natural’ food and beverages are actually less healthy than their counterparts not featuring any specific labeling claims. High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is produced by a complex scientific manufacturing process and is used as an ingredient in millions of …

Biofuels, Subsidies, And Dispute Settlement In The Wto, Bryant Walker Smith

Bryant Walker Smith

The first WTO panels to tackle a biofuels dispute under the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures will navigate a murky sea of conflict, gridlock, and uncertainty that the subsidies agreement did not contemplate and that the failed Doha round did not resolve. This article charts these waters. It identifies both the values that the panels will confront and the interpretive tools that they will wield. It further argues that dispute settlement may become the primary driver of an otherwise stagnant regime, and it sketches three competing visions for protecting the “legally binding security of expectations” that underscores that regime.