3155+Food+safety


 * Pol Sci 3155 Business & Public Policy Fall 2008 (Dr. Howard)**
 * Seminar on food policy 1, December 8**


 * Debating health, food and liability in the United States**

Some have argued that the food industry, like the tobacco industry before it, significantly impacts public health—and that it should be held to account t in some way for those effects. This might involve imputing liability to manufacturers for obesity, for example, or simply introducing laws and regulations against certain ingredients. Your task is to conduct research, explain the regulatory or legal initiatives or proposals this is and summarize the arguments for or against this position (depending on which side you are on).

This seminar is structured as a debate. Please select a side and coordinate with your fellow participants to present your arguments on the following topic:
 * The debate**

“Food manufacturers should be held responsible—by regulators or in courts—for the health effects and safety of their products.”

Each side should talk for 10 minutes to summarize (concisely!) their position before a round of 5 minute rebuttals.