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Institute for Food Laws & Regulations

Online Courses in Food Laws & Regulations www.iflr.msu.edu

IFLR Overview

§ Founded in 1998 by Dr. P. Vincent Hegarty. § IFLR has awarded over 325 certificates since the first certificate was awarded in 2002. § 30 industry experts offer lectures in our classes (plus a number of Emeriti

• ffering their expertise and course material).

§ Thirteen online courses offered in food laws and regulations. § Over 3,300 students to date. § Average of 18 students per class. § Average of 125 students enrolled in any given fall or spring semester (based on last 5 years). § Our record enrollment was Fall 2016, with 186 students enrolled. § People from over 100 countries have taken our classes. § Pioneer in online continuing education, with almost 20 years’ experience delivering online instruction to working professionals in the food industry.

Nicole Coutrelis France & Belgium Christiane Wolff WTO/Switzerland David Jukes United Kingdom Hitoshi Ushijima Japan Neal Fortin United States

• P. Vincent Hegarty

Ireland/USA Rebeca López-Garcia Mexico Janine Curll Australia Melissa Card-Abela United States Michael Roberts, United States Evelyn Kirchsteiger- Meier Switzerland Paul O'Rourke Ireland Kris DeAngelo United States Manuel Quindimil Peru & Argentina Alberto Alemanno France & Spain Yuan Liu China Scott Haskell United States Glenford Jameson Canada Yangyao Yu China Ramesh Vaidyanathan India Peter Hoejskov Figi Sara Zborovski Canada

Our Global Team of Instructors

Fernando Brito Brazil

Meet Our Students

§ Agricultural Officer § Assistant General Counsel § Associate Professor § Attorney at Law § Chef § Citrus Farm Owner § Director, Corporate Compliance § Director, Global Regulatory Affairs § Director, Marketing, Advertising and Regulatory Law § Director, Quality and Regulatory Affairs § Food Risk Analyst § Food Safety Specialist § Food Technologist § General Counsel § Inspection Officer § Labeling Specialist § Manager, Regulatory Compliance § Plant Protection & Quarantine Officer § Principal Product Development Scientist § Quality and Lab Technician § Quality Assurance Supervisor § R&D Technical Services Manager § Regulatory Compliance Analyst/Specialist § Research Associate § Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Manager § Senior Formulator, International R&D § Senior Patent Attorney § Senior Policy Advisor, Food Safety and Environment § Senior Quality Assurance Supervisor § Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist § VP, Quality Assurance & Technical Services § VP, Risk Mitigation & Crisis Management § VP, Technical Services

Career Profile of our Students

65% 15% 12% 8% 20%

STUDENT DISTRIBUTION BY SECTOR

Private organizations (food companies, law firms, consultants, co-ops, trade associations) Full-time students (mostly MSU) Regulatory agencies - United States (USDA, FDA, USAID) Regulatory agencies - International (EU, UN, Ministries of Agriculture)

(Some) Employers of Our Students

Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority Amazon.com Atlanta Cheesecake Co. Barilla Group Bayer Chamber of Commerce Clif Bar Co-Alliance LLP Country Fresh European Union Firmenich Inc. Food Source LLP Glanbia Nutritionals Health Canada Hershey Company Innovative Food Processors International Food and Nutrition Research J.M. Smucker Company Kellogg Kerry Americas Natural American Foods Nestlé Nestlé Health Science Nestlé Purina Petcare Northern Tier Bakery Mead Johnson Nutrition Ministry of Agriculture PepsiCo Foods Perrigo Pharmavite Pinnacle Foods Roll Law Group Sandoz Inc. Sara Lee Foods Sargento Foods Inc. Schiff Nutrition Scoular Company Sealed Air Corp. Sensient Technologies Southern Mills Sugar Foods Corporation Super Mom’s U.S. Army Public Health Command U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) U.S. Food and Drug Administration Weetabix North America Winter Gardens

(Some) Employers of Our Students

Our students study online from over 100 countries, territories, and administrative regions

(and all 50 American states)

Blue = An IFLR-trained professional lives here!

Study Online from Around the World

• 1. Canada
• 2. India
• 3. China
• 4. United Kingdom
• 5. United Arab Emirates
• 6. Mexico
• 7. Kenya
• 8. Ghana
• 9. South Africa
• 10. Thailand

Residence

United States (65%) International (35%)

Countries with highest international enrollment:

• 11. Switzerland
• 12. Australia
• 13. Japan
• 14. Brazil
• 15. Malaysia
• 16. South Korea
• 17. Nigeria
• 18. Belgium
• 19. Netherlands
• 20. Ireland

Our students study online from over 100 countries, territories and administrative regions

Albania Antigua & Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Bangladesh Barbados Belgium Bolivia Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burundi Canada Chile China Colombia Congo (Dem Rep) Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czechia Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Germany Ghana Greece Guyana Honduras Hong Kong Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kenya Kiribati Laos Latvia Lebanon Macau Macedonia Malawi Malaysia Mexico Mozambique Namibia Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Pakistan Palestinian Territories Papua New Guinea Peru Philippines Poland Puerto Rico Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Sierra Leone Singapore South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Swaziland Switzerland Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom U.S.A. Uruguay Venezuela Vietnam Zimbabwe

Our Students’ Educational Backgrounds

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science: Food Science, Microbiology, Nutrition, Biology, Chemistry, Dietetics, Agricultural Engineering, Dairy Science Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Juris Doctor Master Brewer Master of Arts: Global Affairs Master of Business Administration Master of Public Health Master of Science: Food Safety, Food Science, Environmental Policy Ph.D.: Pharmacology, Food Science, Business Administration

Certificate Programs

Certificate in International Food Law Certificate in United States Food Law

Must elect one or more of the following:

• International Food Laws and Regulations
• Food Regulation in the European Union
• Codex Alimentarius – The World Food Code

Required:

• Food Regulation in the United States

Elective courses:

• Food Regulation in Latin America
• Food Regulation in Canada
• Food Regulation in China (with Overview of Asia)
• Animal Health, World Trade and Food Safety (OIE)

Elective courses:

• Regulatory Leadership in Food Law
• FSMA: Preventive Controls for Human Food
• FSMA: Produce Safety
• FSMA: Foreign Supplier Verification Program
• Wine, Beer, and Spirits Laws and Regulations

May elect no more than one of the following:

• Food Regulation in the United States
• Regulatory Leadership in Food Law
• FSMA: Preventive Controls for Human Food
• FSMA: Produce Safety
• FSMA: Foreign Supplier Verification Program
• Wine, Beer, and Spirits Laws and Regulations

May elect no more than one of the following:

• International Food Laws and Regulations
• Food Regulation in the European Union
• Codex Alimentarius – The World Food Code
• Food Regulation in Latin America
• Food Regulation in Canada
• Food Regulation in China (with Overview of Asia)
• Animal Health, World Trade and Food Safety (OIE)

12 credits (usually 4 courses) to earn a certificate; 3 credits may be applied toward both certificates.

Online Courses

• International Food Laws and Regulations
• Food Regulation in the United States
• Food Regulation in the European Union
• Food Regulation in Latin America
• Food Regulation in Canada
• Food Regulation in China and Overview of Asia Food Law
• Animal Health, World Trade, and Food Safety
• Codex Alimentarius
• FSMA Preventive Controls for Human Food
• FSMA Produce Safety
• FSMA Foreign Supplier Verification Program
• Regulatory Leadership in Food Law
• Wine, Beer, and Spirits Laws & Regulations

Continue Toward a Master’s Degree

IFLR online certificates in U.S. or International Food Law

• No application package
• Easy enrollment through

MSU Lifelong Education

• Take as many or as few

courses as you wish

• Certificate awarded upon

successful completion of 12 credits earned in courses offered by IFLR Online Master’s Degree in Global Food Law at MSU College of Law

• May transfer up to 9 eligible credits from IFLR
• 24-26 credits required to graduate with Master of

Laws or Master of Jurisprudence, respectively

globalfood.law.msu.edu

Online Master of Science in Food Safety

• MSFS students must take IFLR’s International or U.S.

Food Law as a requirement

• A total of 9 eligible IFLR credits may be transferred
• 30 credits required to graduate
• nline.foodsafety.msu.edu
• Many students earn both an IFLR certificate and an MSU online master’s degree.
• Students enrolled in one of the master’s degrees above will be awarded an IFLR

certificate upon successful completion of 12 qualifying credits.

Additional Online Law Courses: Global Food Law Master's Program

• International Business Transactions
• Administrative Law: Food Safety and Labeling
• Foundations of Law and Legal Research
• Biotechnology Law and Food Products
• International Commercial Arbitration
• Advertising Law: Food Focus
• Halal Food: An Introduction to Islamic Laws and Ethics
• Regulation of Agricultural Production & Marketing
• Survey of Intellectual Property in Agriculture

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Contact Information

Neal D. Fortin Professor and Director Institute for Food Laws & Regulations Michigan State University 139 Trout Food Science Building East Lansing, MI 48824 (517) 355-8295 fortinne@msu.edu www.IFLR.msu.edu www.FoodRegulation.US

FOOD REGULATION

Law, Science, Policy, and Practice

Second Edition

Neal D. Fortin