Food Laws and Regulations - undergraduate - FSC 421
Course Code: FSC 421
Credits: 3 undergraduate
Credits from FSC 421, Section 730, do not apply towards the U.S. or International Food Law Certificates but may be eligible for transfer into an undergraduate degree program if the student earns a 2.0 grade “C” or higher.
This course examines the laws, regulations, and policies that govern food regulation in the United States. The emphasis is on federal laws and in particular regulation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, but also includes an overview of food regulation by other agencies.
The course is taught by use of case studies, problem solving, class discussions, and review of current issues. Instruction will be completely online using D2L (Desire 2 Learn). Food law will be discussed with reference to the role of politics, cultural issues, ethics, social injustice issues, and science. The course emphasizes the practical use and importance of food law to the food professional.
All reading assignments will be available as downloads within the modules or via the provided URLs. We will be working primarily with the text Food Regulation: Law, Science, Policy, and Practice. The learning objectives of this course are to enable students to:
- Know the U.S. laws regulating food
- Develop students’ skills necessary to successfully work in the food industry
- Apply key principles of food law to food industry
- Have a better understanding of the issues involved in the regulation of food
- Recognize the critical role laws and regulation play in protecting food safety and in fostering a healthy food industry; and
- Have students actively involved in the online discussion forums and activities during this course.
This course is offered every other year, in the summer semester of even numbered years.
