Over the past 20 years the number of standards and certification programmes for agricultural production has grown rapidly. Producers who want to export are conf

Food safety has become a major concern for consumers in the developed world and Europe in particular. This has been highlighted by the recent spate of food scar

'This book draws out the profound implications and transformational dynamics of multi-level global governance of natural resources, labour standards and particu

The book studies emergence and consolidation of voluntary sustainability standards (VSS); private standards defining sustainability-related product features. Th

This book focuses on the spread of public and private environmental and food safety regulations from Europe and North America to Asia and Africa. It explores th