Law and Legal Studies

Food and hospitality law

Food and hospitality law encompasses many different legal subjects, such as food safety, sustainability, intellectual property, labor, import/export, contracts, torts, property and real estate.

Westlaw Campus Research
Choose "Secondary Sources" > "American Jurisprudence 2d" > any of the associated topics, such as "Food" or "Hotels, Motels, and Restaurants".
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Gale Encyclopedia of American Law: Food and Drug Administration

Subject Compilations of State Laws
Comparison of state laws on various subjects, including food and hotel law. Click "Browse the Subjects".
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Selected recent publications

In Food We Trust: The Politics of Purity in American Food Regulation by Courtney I. P. Thomas
Call Number: e-Book

ISBN: 9780803276420

Publication Date: 2014
Global Legislation for Food Contact Materials by J. S. Baughan (Editor)
Call Number: e-Book

ISBN: 9781782420231

Publication Date: 2015
Examination of the Costs and Impacts of Mandatory Biotechnology Labeling Laws by U.S. Government Publishing Office
Call Number: online

Publication Date: 2015
Patients with Passports: Medical Tourism, Law and Ethics by I. Glenn Cohen
Call Number: K3607 .C64 2015

ISBN: 9780199975099

Publication Date: 2014

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