Learn about China's food laws and regulations - online this summer
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EmailLearn from an international team of experts on food laws and regulations in China. Join other food industry professionals as you pursue graduate training online, on your own schedule this summer.
IFLR's Kris DeAngelo has put together a great team of international subject matter experts for this summer's online course on "Food Laws and Regulations in China."
The course runs from May 11 to June 26, 2026.
(1/2 the length of a fall and spring semester course!)
Hear from subject matter experts:
- Nicola Aporti, lawyer at the Chinese firm HFG Law & Intellectual Property
- Bernd van der Meulen, Director of the European Institute for Food Law and Professor of Comparative Food Law at Renmin University of China School of Law
- Kuei-Jung Ni, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Trans-Pacific Partnership and Transnational Trade Laws at School of Law, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Topics covered include:
- Regulatory Agencies
- Accessing China Food Law
- Hygiene and Food Safety
- Food Labeling and Advertising
- Influencing Consumers
- Permitted Claims
- Special Food Categories
- Risk Assessment
- Novel Food Approval
- Food Additives/Contaminants/Pesticide Residues/Packaging Residues
- Processing Requirements Under Good Manufacturing Provisions
- Food Fraud in China
- E-commerce
- Import/Export Tariff and Trade Issues
- Liabilities Towards Consumers
Details
Registration instructions and tuition rates depend on your enrollment status.
Click here for details if you are interested in taking this course through the MS in Food Regulatory Affairs.
Click here if you wish to enroll for a single course, or wish to work towards a certificate in international or United States food law.
Click here if you wish to take the course for "info only" and not apply them towards a future certificate or degree.
Click here for a full list of IFLR courses and when they are offered.
The Institute for Food Laws and Regulations (IFLR) at Michigan State University offers graduate degree and continuing education programs designed specifically for food industry professionals. All courses are delivered 100% online and asynchronously, allowing students to manage their studies alongside work and personal responsibilities. Students have the option to pursue a certificate in U.S. or international food law, or work toward a Master of Science in Food Regulatory Affairs. Some students begin by enrolling in a single course to address a specific challenge in their workplace and choose to continue their studies from there.
