10 - Innovating Food, Innovating the Law - Paola Fossati

International Conference Innovating Food, Innovating the Law An interdisciplinary approach to the challanges of the agro-food sector Paola Fossati Sezione di Medicina Legale e Legislazione Veterinaria Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Veterinarie Labeling animal welfare, empowering citizens’ ethics

Food
Increased connections
Need for effective communication channels
Knowledge

Labeling
effective communication channel in the marketplace
consistent with the concepts of:
traceability,
transparency
informed choice
enabling consumers to restore and develop more meaningful relations with food

Transforming and improving the concept of traceability as ethics traceability :
allowing consumers’ ethics to emerge
supporting consumers’ informed food choices

Labeling and food of animal origin
Food safety
Health
Why not providing information also on:
the animal farming systems
the animal slaughtering systems
???

Ethics traceability
Information concerning current food production practices may:
prove crucial in enhancing awareness about animal distress
promote technological change towards more welfare-friendly forms of husbandry
What about animals’ lives in food production?
 Labeling as a powerful ethical device

Labeling animal food in the EU
Ethics as an essential component of the idea of European citizenship
provides the basis for the assurance of a high level of consumer protection in relation to food information, taking into account the differences in the perception of consumers and their information needs whilst ensuring the smooth functioning of the internal market.
animal welfare labeling as a matter of citizenship

Regolamento n. 178/2002
Direttiva 79/112/CEE
Direttive n. 89/395/CEE
Direttiva n. 89/396/CEE
Direttiva 90/496/CEE
Direttiva 2000/13/CE
Direttiva 2003/89/CE
Regolamento n. 834/07/CE
EU

‘ Ethically competent’ citizens/consumers
Transparency about the reality of animal farming and the supply chain
informed food choices
a new kind of civil society

More information may lead to more commitment toward animal welfare
Despite differences

The power of labeling
Increasing transparency
Providing more information about the lives of farm animals
Reaching the average consumer

The challenges
To reach more and more significant numbers of consumers who care enough about animal welfare to look at a label
First step:
to design a food label that provides the maximum amount of useful animal-welfare information
disclose some concrete and pertinent information about underlying animal-treatment practices

Conclusion
Labeling can be a powerful, democratic way to inform consumers about animal welfare credentials for animal products

10 - Innovating Food, Innovating the Law - Paola Fossati

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