Steptoe supports clients throughout the entire regulatory life cycle of their food, feed, food and feed ingredient, and food contact products, including production and marketing of finished food (including dietary supplements), foods for specific groups (athletes, infants, weight loss, medicated foods), and other functional foods and food ingredients. The team has substantial experience establishing legal and regulatory compliance of food contact substances and packaging materials worldwide, for both food contact material suppliers and food manufacturers. Our team members have authored thousands of opinions on food, feed, food and feed ingredient, and food contact compliance.
Our practice is interdisciplinary: we have an integrated team of lawyers, scientists, technical advisers, and former decision makers from leading regulatory authorities who work in close coordination to serve clients in the US, the EU, China, Japan, and the MERCOSUR countries. Our team is consistently ranked by reputable legal directories such as Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 as market leading in the food regulation, food contact, and agribusiness areas.
Our practice covers:
Food and Feed Compliance:
- Compositional compliance
- Risk assessment
- Dietary supplements
- Labeling and claims
- Additives and GRAS ingredients
- General food safety compliance including FSMA compliance
Food Contact Materials:
- Compositional compliance
- Risk assessment
- Submitting petitions
Noteworthy
- Chambers Europe, Band 1, Regulatory: Environment, Europe-wide (2014-2025)
- Chambers Europe, Band 1, Regulatory: Agro/Food, Europe-wide (2017-2025)
- Legal 500 EMEA, EU Regulatory: Chemicals, Belgium (2013-2019)
- Legal 500 EMEA, EU Regulatory: Food, Belgium (2012-2019)
- Legal 500 EMEA, Tier 1, EU Regulatory: Environment, Belgium (2013-2016)
News & Publications
Client Alerts
FDA Hosts Public Meeting on Post-Market Chemical Reassessment Strategy
September 26, 2024
By: Daniel C. Rubenstein, Joan Baughan, Joseph Dages, Carly Rolph
Client Alerts
FDA Publishes Final Rule Revising Bases and Procedures for Revoking FCN Authorizations
March 22, 2024
By: Joan Baughan, Daniel C. Rubenstein, Joseph Dages, Carly Rolph
Client Alerts
Food Safety and Food Packaging Regulation: Key Considerations in the EU and the UK in 2024
January 22, 2024
By: Tom Gillett
Client Alerts
Regulatory Landscape in the EU and the UK: Key Considerations in 2024
January 22, 2024
By: Renato Antonini, Eva Monard, Byron Maniatis, Yongqing Bao, Elli Zachari, Ruxandra Cana, Eléonore Mullier, Alexandra Melia, Zoe Osborne, Guy Soussan, Anne-Gabrielle Haie, Charles Whiddington, Yumiko Takahashi, Zanda Romata, Darren Abrahams, Tom Gillett, Michael Lee
Press Releases
October 11, 2023
Events
Seminars & Events
Complimentary Food Contact Conference
April 29, 2025 - April 30, 2025
Speakers: Joan Baughan, Daniel C. Rubenstein, Joseph Dages, Kimberly Cassidy, Ph.D., Jessica Cooper, Ph.D., Patricia Kinne, Sarah Owen, Ph.D., DABT, Surya Kundu, Melanie A. Ayerh, Anthony G. Hopp, Michael Boucher, Eléonore Mullier, Tom Gillett
Webinars
Food Contact Regulation: What to Expect in 2025 with the Change in Administration
March 18, 2025
Speakers: Joan Baughan, Joseph Dages, Daniel C. Rubenstein
Seminars & Events
Complimentary Food Contact Conference
April 23, 2024 - April 24, 2024
Speakers: Joan Baughan, Daniel C. Rubenstein, Joseph Dages, Carly Rolph, Kimberly Cassidy, Ph.D., Jessica Cooper, Ph.D., Patricia Kinne, Tom Gillett, Ruxandra Cana, Daniel Blynn, Anthony G. Hopp, Surya Kundu, Dr. Yan Gu
Keynote Speakers: Dr. Paul Honigfort, Dr. Zhu Lei
Webinars
Staying Ahead of CSS Webinar Series: EU Recycled Food-Contact Plastics Regulation - Lessons Learned
January 23, 2024
Speakers: Joan Baughan, Ruxandra Cana
Seminars & Events
Complimentary Food Contact Conference
April 25, 2023 - April 26, 2023
Speakers: Joan Baughan, Daniel C. Rubenstein, Joseph Dages, Carly Rolph, Kimberly Cassidy, Ph.D., Jessica Cooper, Ph.D., Patricia Kinne, Glen Rosini, Tom Gillett, Anthony G. Hopp, Ruxandra Cana, Coy Garrison, Abigail Miller, Regulatory Review Chemist, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Sean Fischer, Consumer Safety Officer, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Daniel Felton, Executive Director, AMERIPEN
Seminars & Events
Food Contact Materials in the EU and US: What You Need to Know and What to Expect
March 5, 2019
Hilton Hotel
Georg-Glock-Straße 20, 40474
Düsseldorf, Germany
Seminars & Events
The European Strategy for Plastics: Will It Help?
April 19, 2018
Steptoe
Avenue Louise 489
B-1050 Brussels
Webinars
Update on China Food Contact Regulation and Enforcement
February 12, 2018
