Components of effective food control systems. Mauritian and other national food control systems. Food Act 1998 (Mauritius). Food Regulations 1999 (Mauritius) including food hygiene, food additives and food labelling. Structure and operation of the European Union. Approximation of European food legislation including food additives, official control and food labelling. Recent, current and future developments in European food legislation and control. Role of the Codex Alimentarius Commission and the World Trade Organisation in international food legislation. Provisions of the Sanitary or Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement and the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement which relate to food safety and quality. Implications of the SPS and TBT Agreements for the Codex Alimentarius Commission and the World Trade Organisation.
