Global Food Legislation: An Overview

By distilling the key facts and regulations from international food law for professionals in the food industry, the world’s eleven most important food markets are surveyed in terms of regulatory standards, principles and the authorities involved. No legal training is required!

Dr. Evelyn Kirchsteiger-Meier is a senior lecturer and Head of the Research Group for Quality Management (QM) and Food Law at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), Switzerland. She also is a Guest Lecturer for Swiss food law at the International Food Laws and Regulations Course, Michigan State University, USA. She holds a Master’s degree in biology and chemistry from the University of Basel, Switzerland. Parallel to her activities at ZHAW, she has completed successfully a PhD thesis on Swiss, EU and US food safety law at the University of Bayreuth, Germany (2017).

Dr. Tobias Baumgartner is deputy director of the Europa Institute at the University of Zurich (EIZ). He studied law in Frankfurt, Mainz and Bremen and gained work/research experience in Hongkong, New York and Zurich afterwards. His technical knowledge covers the areas European Union business law, IP law and especially food law. Within his position at the EIZ he has been an advisory assistant to the Federal Office of Public Health for many years. Furthermore he is lecturer in an advanced study program on Swiss and EU food law, which he has established in cooperation with Evelyn Kirchsteiger-Meier from the ZHAW.