POLS 227 Food Policy
We will look at how the government influences what we eat by looking at a variety of policy and legislation, including dietary guidelines and public health, nutritional assistance programs, policies that affect food justice and insecurity, how laws and regulations for the environment affect food production, and laws regarding food retail, including location of retail outlets and calorie count requirements. We will look at how governmental laws, regulations and the decisions and actions of governments influence food production, distribution and consumption.