Legislation and Consumer Protection
Code
7895
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Ciências e Tecnologia da Biomassa
Credits
3.0
Teacher in charge
Maria Fernanda Guedes Pessoa
Weekly hours
2
Total hours
28
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
At the end of this course the student will have acquired knowledge, skills and competencies that enable them to:
- Understand the importance of the consumer in matters related to the design, management and quality control of food products in a policy "From farm to fork";
- Ensure communication of risks to consumers with rigor and independence;
- Integrate the skills associated with consumer policy, such as nutrition, food security, health, education and information;
- Integrate organizations which adopted the "Total Quality Management".
Prerequisites
Basic Concepts of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences.
Subject matter
1. Consumers status in the consumer´s society. Food customs during the running of the consumer´s society.
2. Development of the concept of food associated to the paradigme of fitting and to the environmental perservation.
3. The development of Food Law and its relation with the Consumers Law.
4. Position of the consumers organisations. Food controversies.
5. European Food Authority and their national agencies and the participation in the issues of nutrition and food safety.
Bibliography
National, EU and international legislation.
Teaching method
Theoretical-practical classes conducted in the classroom with data show support and work groups supervising.
Evaluation method
Three evaluation elements: A "mini-test" (30%), a research group (maximum 3 persons per group) with mandatory approval of the topic by the teacher (40%) and a discussion (30%). Approval rating of at least 9.5 marks (range of 20 values) according to the following formula:
Final Classification = 0.30 * classification obtained in the "mini-test" + 0.40 * classification obtained on the research work + 0.30 * classification obtained in the discussion.
There will be an examination for students who do not achieve the minimum grade to approval in continuous assessment:
Final Classification = 0.60 * exam classification + 0.40 * TP component classification
The classification of each assessment element shall be rounded to one decimal place and the final grade will be the value of the integer part.
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