Food service management and certification scheme: ensuring consumer protection
This article focuses on the protection of consumer rights through the proper management of food services and a stringent certification scheme. The article concentrates on the issue of food trade which requires food hygiene and food safety standards before any form of trade is allowed on a global...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Malaysian Consumer and Family Economics Association
2017
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/62821/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/62821/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/62821/1/62821_Food%20service%20management.pdf |
| Summary: | This article focuses on the protection of consumer rights through the proper management of
food services and a stringent certification scheme. The article concentrates on the issue of food
trade which requires food hygiene and food safety standards before any form of trade is allowed
on a global market. The article highlights the international as well as Malaysian laws which
regulates this important aspect of food trade. Therefore, in writing the article, emphasis is given
on the analysis of existing laws, guidelines and code of practice that deals with the protection of
consumers when making choices for their food consumption. Thus, the article is divided into five
parts which looks into an explanation of the roles and responsibilities of the Malaysian Farm
Certification Scheme for Good Agricultural Practices (SALM), the Malaysian Organic Scheme
Certification (SOM, the Livestock Farm Accreditation Scheme (SALT), Malaysia's Aquaculture
Farm Certification Scheme (SPLAM) and MyGAP (Malaysian Good Agricultural Practices). From
here, the article concludes that in ensuring the rights of the consumers are well cared for, there
is a need to ensure adequate protection begins at the primary level till it reaches the consumers. |
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