4.　Consumer and Food Safety

Food is a necessity for everyone. It is also a way to respond to one’s lifestyle. Under the influence of climate change and global trade, the food system has become much more complex, making consumers more dependent on food labeling to understand its source and contents of the food products. In addition, food safety is not only about health and sanitation, but it is also related to risk management, risk awareness, and affordability for consumers. Therefore, food ethics and food safety issues are not just about the relationships between producers and consumers. It is more about the relationships between every stakeholder including various nations and regions, markets, community groups, industries, and consumer groups. Together we can define the new system of food risk management, and remodel multiple social relations. We want to welcome a wide range of discussions in this session: risk governance and public participation on food issues, the implementation and maintenance of consumer rights, risk communication and media, food science and the application of technology to democracy.

消費者與食安

食物是每人生活的必需品，也是人們回應生活型態與喜好的選擇項目。在氣候變遷與自由貿易下，全球食物體系越加複雜，工業化生活方式亦改變日常飲食行為，促使消費者對食物來源與標準等資訊更為依賴。除此之外，食的安全，除了攸關衛生、污染的層次外，也涉及風險的管控、認知，以及消費者可承受範圍和權益主張。因此，討論現代食物倫理與食安課題，不再只是生產／消費兩造互動，國際、國家、市場、科技社群、業者與消費團體等多方利害關係人，在參與並形塑食安風險治理體系的樣貌，也重新界定食的多重社會關係組合。本研討會子題歡迎多元面向的討論：食安治理與公共參與、消費者公眾權利的落實與維護、食安風險溝通與媒體傳播、食品科學與科技民主等等。

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責任編輯

賴曉芬／主婦聯盟環境保護基金會董事長

編輯委員

倪貴榮／國立交通大學科技法律研究所教授
彭渰雯／國立中山大學公共事務管理研究所副教授