FOOD CERTIFICATION SCHEMES
cod. 1010453

Academic year 2024/25
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Cristina MORA
Academic discipline
Economia ed estimo rurale (AGR/01)
Field
Discipline economiche, estimative e giuridiche
Type of training activity
Characterising
24 hours
of face-to-face activities
3 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Integrated course unit module: Food law and Food certification schemes

Learning objectives

In the modern agri-food system, the certifications of products, services and processes carried out by private bodies or public bodies provide a managerial framework for companies and an important cognitive toolThe certification takes the form of a verification document that certifies compliance with certain standards or technical requirements
(hygienic-sanitary, procedural, qualitative) today unavoidable to companies operating both on national and international markets. for consumers.

Prerequisites

1st year courses

Course unit content

certification scheme

Full programme

What is meant by certification
The actors of certification
Why certifications
certifications of (process/product), (mandatory/voluntary),
methods of application (regulated/unregulated),
their purpose
(enhancement of hygienic-sanitary, organoleptic, environmental, nutritional qualities,
technological)
Signs of certifications
Case examples

Bibliography

slides and others materials

Teaching methods

In presence lessons, MOOC, seminars, visits,

Assessment methods and criteria

Orale xamiantion

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

yes