To understand food law holistically requires understanding the legal system of a particular country broadly as the context within which food law functions. Such an understanding would include food fortification laws and regulations, food safety law and regulation, standards on these issues and other issues within the legal framework that have an impact on food, health, and nutrition-related matters. Moreover, apart from food-related issues, there are a host of issues related to businesses and how they conduct their activities in food and related matters.
Example: A food processor needs to import premix into the country to abide by a regulation requiring certain micronutrient requirements, that relates to customs regulations, and the requirement of import permits etc. This example demonstrates the need to examine these issues by adopting a broad lens.
Other terms with the same meaning and function: legal system’s framework on food.
See also legal system, policy, bill, primary text, secondary text, decree, guideline, rules and regulations, standards, standard setting, standard implementation in the lexicon and primer on public law and regulation.