LAW40180 The Regulation of Food Safety and Quality

Academic Year 2016/2017

The policy area of food safety and quality currently represents one of the most contested spheres of regulation in part as a result of the variety of interests affected by the production and consumption of food. In addition to this variety, the contestation also results from the variety of actors at different levels which regulate food safety and quality (World Trade Organisations, European Union, States, non-State actors etc). This course will address how these different interests and actors interact to regulate the safety and quality of food by examining the current and future challenges in the regulation of food safety and quality.

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Learning Outcomes:

This module aims to provide students with knowledge and comprehension of how food safety and quality is regulated at the international, European and national level and well as by non-state actors, and importantly, why food is regulated in such ways. Students will demonstrate the acquisition of these learning outcomes through the successful completion of a 3000 words research essay and a two hour end of semester examination.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Autonomous Student Learning

180
Total

204
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.



 
Description % of Final Grade Timing
Examination: 2 hour end of semester examination

60

 2 hour End of Trimester Exam
Essay: A 3000 words essay

40

 Week 12

Compensation

This module is not passable by compensation

Resit Opportunities

In-semester assessment

Remediation

If you fail this module you may resit through in semester assessment.