March 2, 2020, by Hazel Sayers
A Byte to eat?
A Byte to eat?
Regulating food in a connected world with Richard Hyde, Professor of Law Regulation and Governance
Food is increasingly supplied through online platforms, with the global market, worth €83 billion, growing at 3.5% per year.
These platforms help innovative food businesses to operate outside of normal supply chains, artisanal producers to connect with new customers and leftovers to be shared or sold, helping to reduce food waste. However, the availability of such online supply mechanisms presents risks to consumers. For example, if a person wishes to sell food produced at home, must they meet the same food hygiene standards as a commercial kitchen? Should they disclose the potential allergens in the food? In the offline world the interests of consumers and businesses are balanced through detailed regulatory requirements. This lecture will consider how these regulations should apply to food supplied through online platforms and examine whether there is a need for changes to regulatory policy to protect the public and realise the potential of online supply.
Richard Hyde joined the School of Law at the University of Nottingham as an Assistant Professor in January 2013 and became an Associate Professor in August 2016 and has been Professor of Law, Regulation and Governance since August 2019. Richard’s Ph.D research, which was conducted at the University of Nottingham and funded by the ESRC, examined the protection of consumers in the context of incidents of food-borne illness. His book, Regulating Food-borne Illness, was published by Hart in August 2015 and he has published on general consumer and food law issues. He is also a leading expert with the University’s Smart Products Beacon and a member of the leadership team for the Future Foods Research Beacon.
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