Overview
Event Details
Join us for a webinar which will discuss recent food regulation developments in the US and EU. Members of our transatlantic food regulation practice will bring a comparative perspective on food safety, regulatory compliance, and enforcement of label claims and what they mean for your business across jurisdictions. Participation is free of charge.
Date: Thursday, November 12, 2015
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. CT (Click here for the time in your area)
Feature panelists include:
- Dr. Mitchell Cheeseman, Managing Director, Regulatory & Industry Affairs Department
- Craig Simpson, Senior European Legal Advisor
- Deborah Attwood, Associate
Topics for discussion include:
- Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) final regulations implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
- Implication of the European Commission "REFIT" of food law and new obligations in the EU regarding online sales of food
- FDA's action on partially hydrogenated oils and the Industry's petition, and the implications for the GRAS exemption
- FDA's proposed changes to nutrition labeling
- Developments in the EU on the regulation of specific ingredients and food products (including industrial transfats, novel foods, caffeine, nutrient profiles and "junk foods")
- Enforcement and supply chain liability, including an update on recent EU and US case law
CLE credit is pending in AZ, CA, NY, and VA.