| Educational guide Faculty of Chemistry |
english |
| Nutrition and Metabolism (2012) |
 Subjects |
| FOOD LEGISLATION |
| Contents |
| IDENTIFYING DATA | 2018_19 |
| Subject | FOOD LEGISLATION | Code | 13675234 | |||||
| Study programme |
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Cycle | 2nd | |||||
| Descriptors | Credits | Type | Year | Period | ||||
| 3 | Optional | AN |
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| Competences | Learning aims | Contents |
| Planning | Methodologies | Personalized attention |
| Assessment | Sources of information | Recommendations |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| 1. NATIONAL, EUROPEAN AND NON-EU FOOD LEGISLATION |
1.1. Community Food Law and Community Administration 1.2. Type of rules and hierarchy 1.3. Regulation and harmonization at European level 1.4. Principle of Free Movement of Goods (Mutual Recognition) 1.5. European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) 1.6. Food Legislation in Spain (AESAN ...) and Food Legislation in the United States (US FDA) 1.7. Using the Internet to access information |
| 2. TYPES OF FOODS FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE |
2.1. Food categories. 2.2. Spanish alimentary code. 2.3. General legislation applicable in Spain and Europe (horizontal regulation). 2.4. Non applicable legislation (medicines, traditional herbal medicinal products and medical devices) 2.5. Specific legislation at national and European sectors (vertical regulations). |
| 3. FOOD SAFETY |
3.1. Concept of Food Security in Europe: White Paper on Food Safety and Food Chain 3.2. Self-control in the food industry: food chain, HACCP, traceability, guides 3.4. European Food Alert System 3.5. Allergens |
| 4. FOOD INGREDIENTS |
4.1. Ingredients that can be added to foods and food supplements 4.2. Novel Food 4.3. Additives |
| 5. CONSUMER INFORMATION ON FOODS |
5.1. Mandatory Labeling: Consumer Information Regulation 5.2. Specific mandatory sector-specific labeling 5.4. Other aspects of advertising are fed in Europe and Spain 5.5. Voluntary regulations on nutritional and health properties of foods |
| 6. PRACTICAL ASPECTS |
6.1. Innovation: new ingredients, new technologies 6.2. Registers, notifications and placing on the market of foodstuffs 6.4. Resources for companies (research centers, sector associations) and Online resources |
