This unit is designed to provide students with an understanding of how food policy affects the different components of the food system, including food production, processing and marketing. Food policy is becoming increasingly important due to its role in healthy eating, food supply and climate change, cost of food and obesity prevention. The unit also examines food regulation. Food regulation is used by governments to safeguard the community against potential adverse developments in the food system and is also a particularly powerful policy tool that can be used to promote public health outcomes by determining the composition and labelling of food products. Case studies including vitamin... -- Course Website
Instructor: M Lawrence (B)
Prerequisites: HSN101 or HSN102
