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Laura Westra has a unique talent to explore the dark forces in society that almost imperceptibly corrupt our daily life and the future of the planet. Food is not just a matter of nutrients or gastronomy, food is narrow-minded mass production with catastrophic potentials for the survival of our species. Like a detective, Dr. Westra discloses embarrassing facts that should make us reconsider our role as complacent food consumers. Philippe Grandjean, MD, Harvard School of Public Health and author of Only One Chance Laura Westra is a very courageous scholar. She is neither afraid of direct discussion of very controversial topics nor of the vested interests that protect the current unacceptable status quo. When ti comes to food issues her outrage emerges page after page with no loss of lucidity. A book that must be widely read. Ugo Mattei, Alfred and Hanna Fromm, Professor of International and Comparative Law at the University of California The ecological integrity of the planet is important for its health and for the sustainability of the health of humans who inhabit it. With her latest book Laura Westra has called attention to this important issue, why we should care about it, and what we should do about it. Her emphasis on the law is particularly notable. Carl F. Cranor, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Faculty member of the Environmental Toxicology Graduate Group at University of California Riverside This book is a timely, well documented and truly innovative contribution to the literature of international law and international relations. Peter H. Sand, Institute of International Law, University of Munich Like clean air and water, healthy food is an essential need of human existence. This book explores all aspects around food, from production and availability to affordability and quality including socio-economic forces denying access to quality food. Crucially, the book offers legal and governmental avenues to control such forces and promote more sustainable forms of producing and consuming healthy food. Prof Klaus Bosselmann, University of Auckland

Laura Westra has a unique talent to explore the dark forces in society that almost imperceptibly corrupt our daily life and the future of the planet. Food is not just a matter of nutrients or gastronomy, food is narrow-minded mass production with catastrophic potentials for the survival of our species. Like a detective, Dr. Westra discloses embarrassing facts that should make us reconsider our role as complacent food consumers. Philippe Grandjean, MD, Harvard School of Public Health and author of Only One Chance Laura Westra is a very courageous scholar. She is neither afraid of direct discussion of very controversial topics nor of the vested interests that protect the current unacceptable status quo. When ti comes to food issues her outrage emerges page after page with no loss of lucidity. A book that must be widely read. Ugo Mattei, Alfred and Hanna Fromm, Professor of International and Comparative Law at the University of California The ecological integrity of the planet is important for its health and for the sustainability of the health of humans who inhabit it. With her latest book Laura Westra has called attention to this important issue, why we should care about it, and what we should do about it. Her emphasis on the law is particularly notable. Carl F. Cranor, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Faculty member of the Environmental Toxicology Graduate Group at University of California Riverside This book is a timely, well documented and truly innovative contribution to the literature of international law and international relations. Peter H. Sand, Institute of International Law, University of Munich Like clean air and water, healthy food is an essential need of human existence. This book explores all aspects around food, from production and availability to affordability and quality including socio-economic forces denying access to quality food. Crucially, the book offers legal and governmental avenues to control such forces and promote more sustainable forms of producing and consuming healthy food. Prof Klaus Bosselmann, University of Auckland

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Laura Westra has a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Toronto, and a Ph.D. in Jurisprudence from Osgoode Hall Law School, and has taught in the fields of philosophy, ethics, and environmental law at several universities including University of Windsor, Canada and University of Parma, Italy. She has published 37 books (monographs and collections) and over 90 articles and chapters in books, and is the founder and director of the Global Ecological Integrity Group (GEIG) since 1992.

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