# HNUT40240

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Academic Year 2025/2026

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#### Food Regulation (HNUT40240)

Subject:
:   Human Nutrition

College:
:   Health & Agricultural Sciences

School:
:   Agriculture & Food Science

Level:
:   4 (Masters)

Credits:
:   5

Module Coordinator:
:   Assoc Professor Breige McNulty

Trimester:
:   Spring

Mode of Delivery:
:   On Campus

Internship Module:
:   No

How will I be graded?
:   Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

Food Regulatory Affairs represents the integration of many different disciplines including food science, health, law, ethics, policy, economics and politics. This module is intended to give you a basic understanding of how European food regulatory processes work and to study some of the key drivers of European food regulatory affairs. Emphasis will be placed on the following areas: the European model for food safety, the food chain, risk analysis, food additives and food labelling. Practical examples and case studies will be used to support learning.

## About this Module

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### What will I learn?

###### Learning Outcomes:

- Understand an appropriate level of knowledge on the origins and necessity for regulation of food supply- Understand the origins of the present EU, what it currently does and the difference between national and European law.- Demonstrate a basic knowledge of food policy and law, including knowledge of a selected major cases of European food law - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concept of risk assessment and the key components of this process- Be familiar with the legislation and current considerations surrounding food additives, food and nutrition labelling- Have a basic understanding of the factors influencing legislation surrounding fortification, supplements, GM and other emerging issues.

### How will I learn?

###### Student Effort Hours:

| Student Effort Type | Hours |
| --- | --- |
| Lectures | 24 |
| Tutorial | 7 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 94 |
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| --- | --- |
| Total | 125 |

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###### Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Module delivered via lectures and tutorials

### Am I eligible to take this module?

###### Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

**Learning Recommendations:**\

Human Nutrition 2 (HNUT20060) or equivalent

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###### Module Requisites and Incompatibles

**Pre-requisite:**\
HNUT20010 - Human Nutrition II - Food Sci, HNUT20060 - Human Nutrition II\
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**Incompatibles:**\
HNUT40010 - *Food Regulation - FS*\
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**Equivalents:**\
Food Regulation (FDSC40240)\
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### How will I be assessed?

###### Assessment Strategy

| Description | Timing | Component Scale | Must Pass Component | % of Final Grade | In Module Component Repeat Offered |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Exam (In-person): 2-hour exam (MCQ & essay type questions) | End of trimester  Duration:  2 hr(s) | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 45 | No |
| Group Work Assignment: Case study presentation and critique | Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 20 | No |
| Individual Project: Food product proposal | Week 11 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 35 | No |

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###### Carry forward of passed components

No

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### What happens if I fail?

| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
| --- | --- |
| Summer | Yes - 2 Hour |

*Please see [Student Jargon Buster](https://www.ucd.ie/students/services/ucdstudentjargonbuster/) for more information about remediation types and timing.* \

### Assessment feedback

###### Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment\

###### How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

### When is this module offered?

**Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.**

|  |  |  |  |  |
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| Spring | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Thurs 09:00 - 10:50 |
| Spring | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Wed 11:00 - 11:50 |

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