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Food Regulation in Asia

             WELCOME to the preview of Food Regulation in Asia. This is a 3 credits, graduate and undergraduate level, Internet-based, college course offered by Michigan State University designed for those who must understand the legal and regulatory complexities of the flow of food and agricultural products in Asia.

              The first part of the course looks at country-specific food laws, then moves to the international institutions, and then combines these two parts into a comparative analysis and introduces current and emerging issues. International Food Laws and Regulations is one in our series of region-specific, Internet-based, food law courses comprising our International Food Law Certificate Program sponsored by the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Institute for Food Laws and Regulations here at Michigan State University.

                                  The Lead Instructor is Michael T. Roberts, an attorney and also a prolific and respected author, lecturer, and commentator nationally and internationally on matters relating to food and agricultural law and policy. He has taught classes on food and agricultural law topics in the U.S., England, Belgium, Romania and China. In the summer of 2006, he taught an international trade law course with an emphasis on food and agriculture issues at Cambridge University in England. He is also an experienced teacher and trainer of food law to food executives and scientists. Mr. Roberts is joined by an international faculty of food law and food industry professionals and also a Course Manager Mary Anne Verleger, who will  be available to help with any concerns regarding this course.

Objective:

                     The objective of this course is to provide the student with an overview of the systems of food regulation practiced in Asia, including some of the cultural and social-economic factors which influence the regulation of food products in the specific region.  

Course Design:

                               The course is taught in a series of sections or "Modules."  Each module lasts one week and represents  the food laws of a specific geographic region.  Each week a module is uploaded on Monday morning.  You will have one week to read the materials and complete the assignment.  Once uploaded, the Modules remain online throughout the duration of the course so you can always go back in case you miss a week or need to refer to a specific topic.  

                                Here's a sample Index of the Modules in this course.  The list of Module topics may change with each semester.

FOOD REGULATION IN ASIA
Module 1	Getting Started in a Distance Education Course	Mary Anne Verleger Course Manager
Module 2	Overview of Food Law in Asia	Michael T. Roberts Lead Instructor
Module 3	Comparative Law in Asia Food Law: A Quest for Knowledge and Understanding	Michael T. Roberts
Module 4	Food Law in India	Vibha Dhawan
Module 5	Food Law in Japan	Masako Hashimoto
Module 6	Food Law in China	Fang Ming
Module 7	Lessons Learned in China	Michael T. Roberts
Module 8	Survey of Food Law in Southeast Asia (ASEAN countries, plus other notables)	Peter Hoejskov
Module 9	Food Law in South Korea	Bong Kyung Koh
Module 10	International Institutions and the Regulation of Food in Asia	Neal D. Fortin
Module 11	Emerging Issues in Asian Food Regulation	Michael T. Roberts
Module 12	Course Evaluation	Mary Anne Verleger

Assignments:

                           Your assignments will be due by the following Monday and can be submitted automatically using our course assignment drop box feature or by email, fax or snail mail.  Grades are posted electronically and sent to you by email.  Class participation is accomplished by means of Internet communication technologies such as our written discussion forums and course messaging.

It takes an average of nine to twelve hours per week to complete a module.  You simply go online and a new module will be waiting each week.  Read the materials, explore the hyperlinked and other Internet-based resources, complete the assignment, upload it in the course assignment drop box, and you're done for the week.  What if you're called out of town for a week or are otherwise unable to access or complete a module within the one week time limit?  No problem.  Time extensions can be granted and if you give us a bit of notice the course materials can be provided to you by fax, email or otherwise.

If you are looking for a convenient way to continue your education and you need information regarding the international or region-specific regulation of foods or if you work for a company planning an expansion into a particular market, this is the course for you.  

                             Just click here [How to Enroll] to get started. You will find a sample copy of the Application and instructions for enrolling directly online. No transcript submission is required through the Lifelong Education program. 

Institute for Food Laws and Regulations

                               Welcome to the Institute for Food Laws and Regulations (IFLR) at Michigan State University.  IFLR sponsors education on international food laws and regulation.

                                Our lead program is the International Food Law Internet Certificate Program, 2003 winner of the Excellence Award in College and University Distance Education from the American Distance Education Consortium. This Internet distance education program consists of a series of international food law courses taught completely over the Internet by an international network of food science, academic, and legal professionals, who understand the legal complexities of the food laws and how they impact the flow of food and agricultural products across national boundaries.