New course in food contact substances and packaging law is open for enrollment

Andrea Besley -

Updated from an original article written by iflr@msu.edu.

A new graduate course in "Global Regulation of Food Contact Substances/Packaging" will be offered online with MSU's Institute for Food Laws and Regulations, starting January 2019.

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Dr. P. Vincent Hegarty is offering a new online graduate course in "Global Regulation of Food Contact Substances/Packaging" in January 2019.

Regulation of food contact materials has become increasingly important in a global food supply. Dr. Vincent Hegarty, Professor Emeritus, and founding Director of MSU's Institute for Food Laws and Regulations (IFLR), is introducing a new course in "Global Regulation of Food Contact Substances/Packaging" in January 2019. This course guides students through the complex maze of laws and approaches to food contact substances and packaging around the world. The course will cover Codex Alimentarius, an regulations in the United States, Canada, the European Union, the People’s Republic of China, Australia, New Zealand, India, Japan, Korea, and developing countries. 

This course will be offered once per year in the spring semester. Class begins January 7, 2019.

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