HOSPITALITY LAW 2014

Food safety regulation may be necessary for consumers but the current system imposes too many costs and restrictions on Victoria’s food businesses and most of the time the system doesn’t work. (Is it expensive is it too hard to run a business because of this?)
Discuss this statement from the perspective of a hospitality business in Victoria.
1.    Researching the internet/ prescribed texts/ Moodle for answers to the following questions and forming your own conclusions and observations.
You must include the following in your response to this statement:
PLEASE THE RED WRITTING HAS TO BE ANSWERED EVEN ACCOURDING TO QUESTIONS
1.    How food safety is regulated at the Federal, State and local level, that is, the relevant State and Federal legislation and the bodies that administer that legislation. Eg FSANZ,Local council,HEOS
2.    The aims of the food safety legislation.
3.    The methods used to change legislation in response to the industry and public’s needs.eg Case of the berries myth convictions)
4.    How the legislation is enforced in Victoria.
5.    A discussion of the benefits and deficiencies of the system of food safety regulation as it applies to Victoria.
6.    Relevant case studies and examples that demonstrate the advantages and problems of Victorian food safety legislation.
Marking Rubic
Criteria    Not demonstrated    Fair     Good    Very Good    Outstanding
Content 40%
Clear identification of relevant legislative scheme, its purpose, operation and enforcement
Structure that supports content
Integration of content
Creativity
Research 20%
Evidence of Wider Reading
Relevant references
Logic 30%
Coherent organisation of discussion
Evidence of critical/evaluative thinking
Conclusions or findings clearly linked to evidence provided
Presentation 20%
Fluent
Grammar, spelling, punctuation
Essay Format
Bibliography, appendices, references included