Legislation
to prevent:
1adulteration&contamination
of food/food sources
2sale
of low quality food
3establish&maintain
compositional&nutritional standards
4use of
nonbeneficial additives
5misleading
labeling&to promote informative labeling
aAdulteration
of food&drink act 1860-no impure or injurious food was allowed
bFood
Act 1938-bad food was seized,misleading labelling&selling was an offence
cFood
safety Act 1990
1rendering
food injurious to health(adding smth to food,using it as ingredient,abstracting
anything from food,subjecting food to any treatment).If hypothetical customer
might be affected
2selling
food failing to comply with requirements(injurious,contaminated,unfit)
3selling
food other than demanded-if not the standard
4falsely
presenting the food
Was
made to comply with EU law.Ministers can issue codes under it.Enforcement
responsibility of local food authorities.Act was made to take account changing
technology
Food
Advisory Committee&EU help government continuously:
1Use of
additives is closely monitored(must have advs&no other way)
2Irradiation
must bee said in label
3Claims
are controlled
4Labeling
is required
5Contact
material
The
hungry world
1Population
growth
2inefficient
production in some parts
aWater-3%
is useable,unevenly distributed.Only 15% is irrigated,produces 30%
bFarming
methods-more literacy&knowledge.Pesticides&fertilizers(Integrated pest
management)
cBiodiversity
has decreased with bigger farms
3unequal
distribution-erosion