FOOD 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Codex Alimentarius, North American Free Trade Agreement

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Food Science
• Course: FOOD 2010
• Professor: Massimo Marcone

Document Summary

Unit 02 focuses on the responsibility for government regulatory agencies and covers details about the process of law making. You will learn about food labeling requirements and restrictions, as they pertain to basic information on packages, and nutrition labeling. You will also learn how to distinguish a food additive from a non-additive substance. This unit also covers information on food labeling regulations in canada and the united states; and compares. What are food laws and regulations: publications as early as the old testament dictate methods to preserve food and outline foods prohibited for safety reasons. The world: the most important agencies involved with establishing international food standards are the food and agriculture organization (fao) of the united nations and the world. World health organization (who: the mandate; to promote a high quality of health in all people, health is defined as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease.