COMS 4607 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Food Policy, Food Safety, International Trade
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Fao (2012) coming to terms with terminology (p. 12) A process made by people who have decision-making power (political position, work position, scientific expertise, etc. ) Policy encompasses all rules, regulations, and programs: regulation controlling what food can or cannot be sold; an enforceable rule, principles something an organization may follow whenever possible (i. e. : using environmentally friendly products whenever possible) It can be personal (i. e. : choosing not to eat meat), organizational (i. e. It can be personal (i. e. : choosing not to eat meat), organizational (i. e. serving fair-trade coffee and tea), institutional, and governmental (i. e. It can be personal (i. e. : choosing not to eat meat), organizational (i. e. serving fair-trade coffee and tea), institutional, and governmental (i. e. at a municipal, federal, provincial, and inter-governmental organizations all implement a variety of policies) Depending on where you stand looking at an issue, your views on policies may differ from your peers.