COURSE Code: REGA 514
1 Credits
Course Description
Products produced through biotechnology are revolutionizing the agriculture and food industries. This course will explore the regulations governing new products in this field. Plant novel traits/novel foods and feeds will be covered as will the role of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in monitoring food safety. Newly emerging technologies and their regulation such as plant-made pharmaceuticals (molecular farming) will also be discussed, as well as topics such as international trade in GM foods, labeling and the international biosafety protocol.
