Legislation and Normalization in Food Safety

Recommended Prerequisites

Higher education.

Teaching Methods

Oral presentation and debate.

Learning Outcomes

A. Objectives:

1. Contributing to the awareness of the globalization of food trade, as well as of the role of the EU and the

states in what concerns food safety.

2. Reflection on issues of food safety equity and sustainability.

3. Understanding the formal and material rules on food safety.

4. Analyse and discuss the guiding principles of food safety in a risk in an uncertainty context.

B. Competences:

1. Understanding the importance of food safety.

2. Being able to search in official information sources on food safety.

3. Knowing the strategic objectives and the main norms of food safety.

4. Knowing the responsible entities with competence to apply and control the respect for food safety norms.

5. Knowing the rapid alert and intervention systems.

6. Knowing how to apply the fundamental food safety principles in concrete cases

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Social and legal aspects of SE

2. Social perception of risks within the scope of SA

3. SA Law: international, European and national sources

4. Fundamental principles: prevention and precaution, participation.

5. Competent entities in Portugal and the EU

6. Rapid Alert System (RASFF)

7. National Integrated Food Control Plan

8. HACCP

9. Health inspections

10. Sources of official information about SA

11. Food Safety Authorities in the international and national context.

12. Hygiene Rules for foodstuffs “Hygiene Package”

13. Regulation 178/2002, of January 28

14. Regulation no. 852/2004 and 853/2004 of April 29, 2004

15. PNCA - Food control plan

16. Foodstuff Labeling

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria Alexandra Sousa Aragão

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Research work: 50.0%
Mini Tests: 50.0%

Bibliography

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ARAGÃO ,A “Los alimentos como derecho humano y la protección del medioambiente: perspectivas para un nuevo siglo”, in: Nueva Perspectivas del derecho ambiental en el siglo XXI, Marcial Pons, 2018, pp. 77-99

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Alexandra ARAGÃO  “Administração da segurança Alimentar na União Europeia. Como garantir um nível elevado de protecção com eficácia, precaução, transparência e abertura”, Boletim da Faculdade de Direito, vol. XC tomo I, 2014, p. 139-178.

Cass SUSTEIN – Laws of Fear. Beyond the precautionary principle, Cambridge, 2005.