The need to create more sustainable food systems calls for careful attention to justice in making... more The need to create more sustainable food systems calls for careful attention to justice in making the transition. However, to achieve a just transition and create policies to support the goal of developing sustainable food systems, we need more knowledge of the ways current policies tackle justice. This knowledge can reveal blind spots and development needs and increase the transparency of potentially conflicting goals, which is essential for designing just transition policies. From the normative perspective of food justice, a food system should produce three principal outcomes: food security and nutrition, livelihoods and fair income, and environmental sustainability. In this article, we take these outcomes as the starting point to study how they relate to the distributive, procedural, and recognitive aspects of food justice in the context of Finnish food policies. Our data consist of Finnish policy strategies relating to the national food system and data from interviews with exper...
The European Novel Food Regulation applies to the placing on the EU market of foods and food ingr... more The European Novel Food Regulation applies to the placing on the EU market of foods and food ingredients which have not been used for human consumption to a significant degree within EU area. A food is novel in EU regardless of its use in third countries. This is a problem mainly to third-country producers of plant-based products. For example Chinese or Andean vegetables or berries not previously used in Europe are novel foods requiring authorization. This is the case even if they have been used by people for millennia and are considered safe. The authorization procedure is costly and time-consuming.
Macroalgae have been used as food, feed, and fertilizer for millennia. Today, they have even furt... more Macroalgae have been used as food, feed, and fertilizer for millennia. Today, they have even further potential uses. Product regulations are an important part of the institutional environment for the macroalgae business in Europe, impacting the whole supply chain. Here, we study the European regulatory[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
Insects, as a food and or feed source, represent an emerging protein source relevant to farmers, ... more Insects, as a food and or feed source, represent an emerging protein source relevant to farmers, feed companies, food companies and food marketers globally. The growth of this industry is somewhat restricted due to outdated food and feed regulations covering insect use. The regulations also do not allow the use of all potential insects as food and feed. Governments aim to ensure food and feed safety, and each country has its own substantive and procedural rules for this purpose. However, the regulatory demands and differences between countries complicate the international marketing strategies for insect products. Food and feed regulation are separate; feed regulation may allow insect usage even when they are not allowed as food. Some countries have specific rules for novel foods, while others do not. This paper compares insect food and feed regulation of the primary production and marketing areas: the European Union, the United States, Canada, and Australia. In addition, the situati...
Ekologisesti ja sosiaalisesti kestävää yhteiskuntaa ja ns. ekohyvinvointivaltiota rakennettaessa ... more Ekologisesti ja sosiaalisesti kestävää yhteiskuntaa ja ns. ekohyvinvointivaltiota rakennettaessa tulee kohdistaa huomiota myös valtion ulkopuolelle kytkeytyviin toimitusketjuihin. Toimitusketjuissa voi ilmetä haastavia ihmisoikeus- ja ympäristöongelmia. Esimerkiksi pakkotyöhön, lapsityöhön ja epäinhimillisiin työskentelyolosuhteisiin on puututtava. Ilmastokriisin ratkaisemiseksi ja globaalin luontokadon torjumiseksi on tärkeä säännellä myös toimitusketjuja, ei vain omassa maassa tapahtuvaa tuotantoa. Valtioiden tulee asettaa tuontituotteille kestävyyskriteerit ja vaatia yrityksiltään vastuullista toimitusketjujen johtamista. Minimissään yritysten tulee noudattaa pakottavaa sääntelyä. Edelläkävijäyrityksille jää tilaa proaktiivisesti kehittää toimitusketjuja vielä paremmiksi kunkin yrityksen arvojen mukaan. Kontribuutiomme on tuoda valtion kauppaa ja toimitusketjuja koskevan sääntelyn sekä yritysten vastuullisen toimitusketjujen hallinnan näkökulmat ekohyvinvaltiokeskusteluun.
The need to create more sustainable food systems calls for careful attention to justice in making... more The need to create more sustainable food systems calls for careful attention to justice in making the transition. However, to achieve a just transition and create policies to support the goal of developing sustainable food systems, we need more knowledge of the ways current policies tackle justice. This knowledge can reveal blind spots and development needs and increase the transparency of potentially conflicting goals, which is essential for designing just transition policies. From the normative perspective of food justice, a food system should produce three principal outcomes: food security and nutrition, livelihoods and fair income, and environmental sustainability. In this article, we take these outcomes as the starting point to study how they relate to the distributive, procedural, and recognitive aspects of food justice in the context of Finnish food policies. Our data consist of Finnish policy strategies relating to the national food system and data from interviews with exper...
The European Novel Food Regulation applies to the placing on the EU market of foods and food ingr... more The European Novel Food Regulation applies to the placing on the EU market of foods and food ingredients which have not been used for human consumption to a significant degree within EU area. A food is novel in EU regardless of its use in third countries. This is a problem mainly to third-country producers of plant-based products. For example Chinese or Andean vegetables or berries not previously used in Europe are novel foods requiring authorization. This is the case even if they have been used by people for millennia and are considered safe. The authorization procedure is costly and time-consuming.
Macroalgae have been used as food, feed, and fertilizer for millennia. Today, they have even furt... more Macroalgae have been used as food, feed, and fertilizer for millennia. Today, they have even further potential uses. Product regulations are an important part of the institutional environment for the macroalgae business in Europe, impacting the whole supply chain. Here, we study the European regulatory[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
Insects, as a food and or feed source, represent an emerging protein source relevant to farmers, ... more Insects, as a food and or feed source, represent an emerging protein source relevant to farmers, feed companies, food companies and food marketers globally. The growth of this industry is somewhat restricted due to outdated food and feed regulations covering insect use. The regulations also do not allow the use of all potential insects as food and feed. Governments aim to ensure food and feed safety, and each country has its own substantive and procedural rules for this purpose. However, the regulatory demands and differences between countries complicate the international marketing strategies for insect products. Food and feed regulation are separate; feed regulation may allow insect usage even when they are not allowed as food. Some countries have specific rules for novel foods, while others do not. This paper compares insect food and feed regulation of the primary production and marketing areas: the European Union, the United States, Canada, and Australia. In addition, the situati...
Ekologisesti ja sosiaalisesti kestävää yhteiskuntaa ja ns. ekohyvinvointivaltiota rakennettaessa ... more Ekologisesti ja sosiaalisesti kestävää yhteiskuntaa ja ns. ekohyvinvointivaltiota rakennettaessa tulee kohdistaa huomiota myös valtion ulkopuolelle kytkeytyviin toimitusketjuihin. Toimitusketjuissa voi ilmetä haastavia ihmisoikeus- ja ympäristöongelmia. Esimerkiksi pakkotyöhön, lapsityöhön ja epäinhimillisiin työskentelyolosuhteisiin on puututtava. Ilmastokriisin ratkaisemiseksi ja globaalin luontokadon torjumiseksi on tärkeä säännellä myös toimitusketjuja, ei vain omassa maassa tapahtuvaa tuotantoa. Valtioiden tulee asettaa tuontituotteille kestävyyskriteerit ja vaatia yrityksiltään vastuullista toimitusketjujen johtamista. Minimissään yritysten tulee noudattaa pakottavaa sääntelyä. Edelläkävijäyrityksille jää tilaa proaktiivisesti kehittää toimitusketjuja vielä paremmiksi kunkin yrityksen arvojen mukaan. Kontribuutiomme on tuoda valtion kauppaa ja toimitusketjuja koskevan sääntelyn sekä yritysten vastuullisen toimitusketjujen hallinnan näkökulmat ekohyvinvaltiokeskusteluun.
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