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Understanding the regulation of ecological food in China: Regulatory intermediation, path dependence and legal pluralism
Snyder, Francis1,2,3,4
2020
Source PublicationRegulatory Issues in Organic Food Safety in the Asia Pacific
PublisherSpringer Singapore
Pages11-34
Abstract

Ensuring food safety and quality for ordinary people in China is a continuing challenge. Among the major responses to this challenge has been ecological food, which can be defined as the product of ‘ecological agriculture (shengtai nongye). Ecological food in China takes three principal forms: hazard-free food (wu gonghai, also known as ‘pollution-free’ or ʼno public harm’ food), green food (luse shipin) and organic food (youji shipin). This chapter identifies the major factors which have shaped the regulation of ecological food in China. It first examines how these forms of ecological food have been regulated so far. It then offers a theoretical explanation for the co-existence of these forms by referring to the theories of regulatory intermediaries, path dependence and legal pluralism. The discussion shows that the distinctive Chinese pattern of regulating ecological food tends to perpetuate lack of consumer trust, domestic regulatory competition, tensions between different economic interests, and conflicts among national food policy objectives. It also suggests, however, that the Chinese model may in the short run be a useful template for many other countries seeking to improve food safety and food quality, while in the long run it appears to be consistent with current global developments in the regulation of ecological food.

KeywordChina Ecological Food Food Quality Green Food Legal Pluralism Organic Food Path Dependence Regulatory Intermediary Theory (Rit)
DOI10.1007/978-981-15-3580-2_2
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Language英語English
ISBN978-981153580-2
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85089632457
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CollectionUniversity of Macau
Affiliation1.Centre for Research on Transnational Law, Peking University School of Transnational Law, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, China
2.University of Macau, China
3.CERIC, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Aix-Marseille University, France
4.College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium
First Author AffilicationUniversity of Macau
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Snyder, Francis. Understanding the regulation of ecological food in China: Regulatory intermediation, path dependence and legal pluralism[M]. Regulatory Issues in Organic Food Safety in the Asia Pacific:Springer Singapore, 2020, 11-34.
APA Snyder, Francis.(2020). Understanding the regulation of ecological food in China: Regulatory intermediation, path dependence and legal pluralism. Regulatory Issues in Organic Food Safety in the Asia Pacific, 11-34.
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