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Food law and commercialisation examines the local and international policy and regulatory environment for food, before examining specific issues with food regulation and the practice of food commercialisation.
With the world’s population exceeding 7.8 billion and expected to grow to 9 billion, there is increasing pressure on those natural resources needed to ensure that people have sufficient and safe food. Policy and regulation governing food has an important role. The Food Law and Commercialisation course covers:• the policy context of food production and food security;• an overview of food laws and regulations in New Zealand and internationally including food safety, labelling, product liability, genetic modification, advertising and animal welfare;• a consideration of the historical and cultural context of food law including Māori tikanga;• the legislative framework involved in developing a food product, taking it to market, commercialisation, distribution, supply chain issues, import and export matters;• the implications of factors such as the COVID 19 global pandemic on food commercialisation and distribution.
On completion of this course students should be able to understand: the importance of food regulation and policy; the human rights and environmental issues relating to food; the legislative and regulatory steps involved in producing food and distributing it to consumers; and how New Zealand and other countries use legislation in the management of food production and distribution.
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award
Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.
Employable, innovative and enterprising
Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.
Engaged with the community
Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.
LAWS202-LAWS206
Donald Schnell
The course is likely to be assessed by a class test and an assignment. The assignment will be completed after the course ends. Assessment will be confirmed at the start of the course.
Domestic fee $822.00
International fee $4,000.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Faculty of Law .