Food crime without criminals: Agri-food safety governance as a protection racket for dominant political and economic interest

2018 ◽  
pp. 27-42
Author(s):  
Martha McMahon ◽  
Kora Liegh Glatt
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Food Sovereignty ◽  
Feminist Ethics ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Ethics Support ◽  
Slow Violence ◽  
Protection Racket ◽  
Care And Justice ◽  
Feminist Epistemologies

This chapter argues that the slow violence experienced by those in more traditional and alternative ways of food provisioning, which developed within public and private agri-food-safety governance, functions as a kind of protection racket that enables the dominance of particular epistemic, political and economic interests. While the institutional enactments of slow violence are typically not against the law they can be labelled criminal within a colloquial use of the term, not least because they are complicit with social injustice, exclusions and the rendering of many vulnerable to food insecurity and climate change. New feminist epistemologies, ontologies, and feminist ethics support a concern for care and justice while keeping people safe, as well as offer resources for better kinds of governance and would be more responsive to the contemporary opportunities from agro-ecology and food sovereignty.

scholarly journals Administrative and legal supervision of the Veterinary Inspection over food safety in Poland – selected issues

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 23-36
Author(s):  
Ewa Bonusiak ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Protective Function ◽  
Health Quality ◽  
Food Market ◽  
High Level

Legal sciences, raising food safety as the subject of research, focus mainly on striving to ensure sufficiently effective legal regulations and the system of bodies controlling and supervising the food market that determine the correct health quality of food. One such body is the Veterinary Inspection. And while it focuses in its tasks mainly on the protection of animal health, it directly and indirectly affects the maintenance of food health requirements. Supervision exercised by the said Inspection plays an important role in ensuring a high level of protection of human life and health, and also protects the economic interests of the consumer. These two goals are basic. Additional objectives are protection of the reliability of commercial transactions, ensuring the free movement of food in the European Union, protection of animal health and living conditions and protection of the environment. They are of particular importance for determining acceptable limits of competences that can be entrusted to public administration bodies, including the said Inspection. The article presents the activities of the Veterinary Inspection to protect food safety and selected executive forms that it uses for this purpose. These types of entities are equipped with such forms of activity because they fulfill a protective function in the public administration system. However, this function implies the obligation to protect many different values desired individually, as well as maintain (ensure) objectively desired states of affairs, phenomena and processes.

scholarly journals Who regulates food? Australians' perceptions of responsibility for food safety

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Henderson ◽  
John Coveney ◽  
Paul Ward
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Food System ◽  
Personal Responsibility ◽  
Consumer Involvement ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Food Governance ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Public And Private Sector

Food scares have diminished trust in public institutions to guarantee food safety. Food governance after the food scare era is concerned with institutional independence and transparency leading to a hybrid of public and private sector management and to mechanisms for consumer involvement in food governance. This paper explores Australian consumers’ perceptions of who is, and should be responsible for food safety. Forty-seven participants were interviewed as part of a larger study on trust in the food system. Participants associate food governance with government, industry, and the individual. While few participants can name the national food regulator, there is a strong belief that the government is responsible for regulating the quality and safety of food. Participants are wary of the role of the food industry in food safety, believing that profit motives will undermine effective food regulation. Personal responsibility for food safety practices was also identified. While there are fewer mechanisms for consumer involvement and transparency built into the food governance system, Australian consumers display considerable trust in government to protect food safety. There is little evidence of the politicisation of food, reflecting a level of trust in the Australian food governance system that may arise from a lack of exposure to major food scares.

State Economic Development

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Brace
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Political Development ◽  
American Political Development ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Economic Competition ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Dominant Feature ◽  
State Economic Development ◽  
American Federalism

The brief survey of American political development presented in this chapter reveals that state economic development has always been a dominant feature of our politics and economics. Interstate economic competition dates to the Colonies. And throughout our history states have pursued opportunities to use their powers to secure public and private economic advantage, all the while constrained by national government policies and interventions. This chapter considers these developments and current issues in state economic development, which are nested within stable and unstable features of American federalism. The chapter makes it clear that there are opportunities for subnational governments to adopt policies to limit firm and investor tax exposure to attract or nurture coveted economic enterprises. These opportunities can be attractive to voters as well as the demands of powerful and well-organized economic interests seeking private benefit where costs can be socialized. The author makes clear throughout the chapter that economic development efforts have promised broad benefits but in practice they have produced unbalanced rewards and costs.

scholarly journals OS GRANDES PROJETOS E OS ESPAÇOS DE RESISTÊNCIA NA AMAZÔNIA: as comunidades em áreas de influência direta das estações portuárias em Rurópolis-PA

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (20) ◽  
pp. 202107
Author(s):  
Débora Aquino Nunes ◽  
Gesiane Oliveira Trindade ◽  
David Durval Jesus Vieira
Keyword(s):  
Direct Influence ◽  
International Capital ◽  
Systematic Observation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Transportation Projects ◽  
Private Power ◽  
Photographic Survey

DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND RESISTANCE SPACES IN THE AMAZON: communities in areas of direct influence of port seasons in Rurópolis, state of Pará, BrazilLOS GRANDES PROYECTOS Y LOS ESPACIOS DE RESISTENCIA EN LA AMAZONIA: las comunidades en áreas de influencia directa de las estaciones portuarias en Rurópolis, estado dePará, BrasilRESUMOO presente trabalho tem como objetivo analisar a produção do espaço de comunidades diretamente afetadas por projetos de transporte de cargas na Amazônia oriental, tendo como recorte empírico as quatro comunidades (Santarenzinho, Livramento, Nazaré e Lago do Roque) da área de influência direta de três projetos de Estações de Transbordo de Cargas (ETC), que são denominados de ETC Rurópolis, ETC Tapajós e ETC Santarenzinho, localizados no município de Rurópolis, oeste paraense. Para realização dessa pesquisa, utilizou-se levantamento bibliográfico e documental sobre temas relacionados a esse estudo, bem como trabalho de campo com levantamento fotográfico, realização de entrevistas semiestruturadas e observação sistemática da paisagem. Entende-se que em parte da orla fluvial do município de Rurópolis coexistem as novas tendências de dominação econômica com as vivências ribeirinhas e agroextrativistas. Tal coexistência, entretanto, é, em grande parte, negligenciada pelas ações do poder público que se voltam para o reordenamento da região em prol do avanço do capital nacional e internacional em detrimento da (sobre)vivência de comunidades tradicionais. Destaca-se que em virtude da implantação desses projetos e dos interesses econômicos, do desrespeito à identidade e cultura desses povos, pelo poder público e privado, e da falta de proteção aos seus conhecimentos e territórios, a sobrevivência das comunidades pesquisadas passou a ser ameaçada. Palavras-chave: Comunidades Ribeirinhas e Agroextrativistas; Espaço de Resistência; Amazônia; Grandes Projetos.ABSTRACTThis article aims to analyze the production of the space of communities directly affected by cargo transportation projects in the Eastern Amazon. This study was conducted in four communities located in the area of direct influence of three projects of Transhipment Stations of Cargo (ETC). These ETC’s are denominate ETC Rurópolis, ETC Tapajós and ETC Santarenzinho, and are located in Rurópolis, a municipality in the West of Pará. In this study were used: a) a bibliographic and documentary research; b) a fieldwork with photographic survey; c) semi-structured interviews; and d) a systematic observation of the landscape. It is understood that in part of the Rurópolis riverside, the new tendencies of economic domination coexist with the riverside and agro-extractive experiences. This coexistence is greatly neglected by the actions of the authorities. These actions goals are to reorder the region favoring the national and international capital advancement. However, it has been noticed some side effects in the traditional communities. It should be acknowledged that the survival of the researched communities is threatened due to the implementation of these projects and the economic interests in the region because there is a great disrespect to the identity and culture of these peoples by the public and private power. This directly affects the knowledge and territory of communities.Keywords: Riverine and Agroextractive Communities; Space of resistance; Amazônia; Big ProjectsRESUMENEste artículo tiene como objetivo analizar la producción del espacio de comunidades directamente afectadas por proyectos de transporte de carga en el este de la Amazonía. Nuestro estudio se realizó en cuatro comunidades ubicadas en el área de influencia directa de tres proyectos de Estaciones de Carga de Transbordo (ETC). Estos ETC se denominan ETC Rurópolis, ETC Tapajós y ETC Santarenzinho y están ubicados en el municipio de Ruropolis en el Paraense Oeste. En este estudio se utilizaron: a) investigación bibliográfica y documental; b) trabajo de campo con levantamiento fotográfico; c) entrevistas semiestructuradas; yd) observación sistemática del paisaje. Se entiende que en parte de la ribera del Rurópolis conviven las nuevas tendencias de dominación económica con las experiencias agro-extractivas y ribeira. Esta coexistencia se descuida en gran medida por las acciones de las autoridades. Estas están dirigidos al reordenamiento de la región a favor del avance del capital nacional e internacional en detrimento de las comunidades tradicionales. Cabe señalar que la supervivencia de las comunidades investigadas se vio amenazada debido a la implementación de estos proyectos y los intereses económicos en la región porque existe una gran falta de respeto a la identidad y la cultura de estos pueblos por parte del poder público y privado. Esto afecta directamente el conocimiento y el territorio de las comunidades.Palabras clave: Comunidades Ribeirinhas y Agroextrativistas; Espacio de Resistencia; Amazon; Grandes Proyectos.

scholarly journals Safe Food, Dangerous Lands? Traditional Foods and Indigenous Peoples in Canada

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tabitha Robin ◽  
Kristin Burnett ◽  
Barbara Parker ◽  
Kelly Skinner
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Food Sovereignty ◽  
Settler Colonialism ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Traditional Foods ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
Safe Food ◽  
Safety Rules

There is a deep and troubling history on Turtle Island of settler authorities asserting control over traditional foods, market-based and other introduced foods for Indigenous peoples. Efforts to control Indigenous diets and bodies have resulted in direct impacts to the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well-being of Indigenous peoples. Food insecurity is not only a symptom of settler colonialism, but part of its very architecture. The bricks and mortar of this architecture are seen through the rules and regulations that exist around the sharing and selling of traditional or land-based foods. Risk discourses concerning traditional foods work to the advantage of the settler state, overlooking the essential connections between land and food for Indigenous peoples. This article explores the ways in which the Canadian settler state undermined and continues to undermine Indigenous food sovereignty through the imposition of food safety rules and regulations across federal, provincial, and territorial jurisdictions.

Part II Substantive Aspects, Ch.21 Cultural Heritage in International Investment Law

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vadi Valentina
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
International Investment ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
International Investment Law ◽  
The Public ◽  
Private Interests ◽  
Investment Law

This chapter evaluates whether the existing legal framework adequately protect cultural heritage vis-à-vis the economic interests of foreign investors. It aims to address this question by examining recent arbitrations and proposing three principal legal tools to foster a better balance between economic and cultural interests in international investment law and arbitration. This recent jurisprudence highlights that arbitral tribunals are increasingly providing consideration to cultural concerns. Yet, the interplay between the protection of cultural heritage and the promotion of foreign direct investment in international investment law and arbitration continues to pose two main problems: one ontological, concerning the essence of international investment law and international law more generally; and one epistemological, concerning the mandate of arbitral tribunals. The chapter then considers three principal avenues that can facilitate a better balance between the public and private interests in international investment law: a ‘treaty-driven approach’; a ‘judicially driven approach’; and counterclaims.

Food safety compliance approaches

2017 ◽  
Vol 119 (4) ◽  
pp. 744-758 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Bradford-Knox ◽  
Simon Neighbour
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
City Council ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Safety Compliance ◽  
Improve Compliance

Purpose This case study follows the history of the personal and experiences, viewpoints, and attitudes of the key actors from both parties over the period of setting up and implementing a primary authority partnership. It is one of a series research papers and case studies that study approaches to improve compliance with public and private regulations through cooperative and collaborative approaches. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach It is a grounded qualitative study of what a number of individuals said in the course of a number of interviews. The aim and objectives being to obtain, from the key actors, their personal viewpoints, attitudes to and experiences of the partnership. Unlike some grounded approaches the research was based on the priori themes of cooperation and collaboration using semi structured interviews. At one stage, because of difficulty of access to the key actors caused by major re-development of the company, questionnaires replaced interviews. Findings The authors found that barriers to achieving a successful partnership included an initial reluctance, by all parties concerned, to cede some of their management autonomy to others and experiences of uncooperative behaviour between the public and private sectors in the past. They were largely overcome as the implementation of the project progressed resulting in improved food safety compliance management based on mutual trust. Other benefits for Preston City Council were immediate cost savings for Preston City Council in their use of human resources. For E.H. Booths, Ltd no initial cost saving was made, but there is potential longer term savings to be made through better risk based targeting of resources. These benefits only being made possible by the collaborative effort and support from all parties and individuals involved. Originality/value On its own this case study research is limited by its size and scope but the emerging topics and findings highlight the difficulties and barriers faced in setting up partnerships between public regulators and businesses. Therefore, the results can be of value to similar studies and other areas where cooperation, collaboration, partnership, and co-regulation are significant contributory factors to successful compliance strategies.

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