International Regulatory Compliance

Representative experience

Advised the U.S. poultry industry during successful negotiation of a U.S.-Russia agreement on market access for U.S. chicken.

Convinced the Japanese government to conduct a science-based review of a proposed feed additive regulation and to not restrict imports of U.S. meat products treated with antibiotic feed additives.

Succeeded in persuading the U.S. International Trade Commission that imports of greenhouse tomatoes from Canada were not causing or threatening material injury to the U.S. industry.

Advise leading U.S. and international food companies on cutting-edge trade issues, including U.S. sugar and peanut quotas, dairy trade, U.S. imports of milk protein concentrate, biotechnology regulation, etc.

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FDA releases Closer to Zero: An action plan to reduce exposure to toxic elements in children’s foods

09 April 2021

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced a new initiative called Closer to Zero, which is an action plan that identifies steps the agency will take over the next three years ...

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FDA extends enforcement discretion for UFI food facility registration requirement to December 2022

07 April 2021

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued updated guidance that extends agency enforcement discretion over compliance with the requirement that domestic and foreign food...

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Italian Competition Authority proposes pro-competitive legislative changes to the Italian Government

Registered Content

01 April 2021

The document provides a summary of the proposal for pro-competitive legislative changes submi..

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Preliminary injunction issued against new Proposition 65 lawsuits for acrylamide in food & beverage

01 April 2021

On 29 March 2021 the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California entered a significant ruling temporarily halting the filing of new lawsuits by the California...

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Congress introduces legislation to regulate heavy metal action levels in infant and toddler foods

29 March 2021

Last week, members of both chambers of Congress announced the introduction of new legislation – the Baby Food Safety Act of 2021 – that would establish limitations on the levels ...

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OSHA issues National Emphasis Program and Enforcement Response Plan targeting certain industries

18 March 2021

As employers are revising their return to work protocols in light of increased vaccination efforts and the prospect of increased on-site work, the federal government has been busy...

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