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Teacher Angelo Peli
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Credits 5
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SSD VET/08
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Teaching Mode Traditional lectures
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Language Italian
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Campus of Rimini
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Degree Programme Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Human Nutrition, Well-Being And Health (cod. 5812)
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Course Timetable from Feb 27, 2023 to Jun 07, 2023
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.



Academic Year 2022/2023
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is able to: - understand the connections between international law and EU and national law in the field of veterinary legislation; - know the role of EU and international institutions and bodies in animal health and welfare; - know the main existing EU and national regulations in the field of animal health and welfare; - be able to use the main international, EU and national web resources useful in the field of animal health and welfare.
Course contents
General concepts
Revision on domestic and European Union Law
The role of the National and European Institutions in the food safety issues
The market organization of the main sectors producing food of animal origin
The international affairs: the role of WHO and SPS agreement, the Codex Alimentarius, the World Organization for Animal Health
The main hazard for food and the relative causes
Special part
The veterinary legislation; sectors and actors. The sources of the domestic and European law on animal health and welfare and on food safety
Principles, rules, procedures and agencies on food safety
The risk analysis
Farm to fork strategy
The official controls: the role of the competent Authorities; the official sampling, the national Plan for residues control, microbiological criteria
The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF)
Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES)
Nutrition labelling; origin labelling
Training
Groups training on the use of informatic tools for the cognition on the EU and domestic law; groups training on the consultation of the informative tools relevant for animal health and welfare and food safety
Monothematic researches in small groups
Readings/Bibliography
Compendio di Diritto dell'Unione Europea. Aspetti istituzionali e politiche dell'Unione; a cura di S. Gerli, Ed. giuridiche Simone, XXI edizione 2021
Codice breve dell'Unione europea minor, a cura di C.C. Gialdino, , Ed. Giuridiche Simone, XI edizione 2020
AA vari “La sicurezza alimentare”, Quaderni di sanità Pubblica. Ed. Maggioli, 2015
AA vari "Etica e Allevamento Animale" (a cura di G. Bertoni), Ed. Franco Angeli, 2016
Compendio di diritto alimentare, Di Costato L. et al, CEDAM 2022
Il Regolamento di Polizia Veterinaria (a cura di c. Benazzi e G. Martini), Ed. Esculapio, 2022
Teaching methods
Traditional frontal teaching
Practical works, use of electronic tools for juridical databases consultation
Discussion of case law of veterinary interest
Assessment methods
At the end of the course, there is a single ongoing test that, if passed, will allow you to acquire the final grade of the module. The ongoing test consists of a total of 31 multiple choices. Wrong answers are not penalized. You pass the exam if you reach minimum of 18 points
Teaching tools
Data base, PC, draft of lessons, official web sites of EU, national and regional Institutions
Office hours
See the website of Angelo Peli