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.

A Seat at the Table

Our food law and policy blog helps you stay up to date on the developments in the food, beverage, and agriculture industry.

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Regulation of cannabis in Italy: Use in food and cosmetics

31 July 2019

In Italy the cultivation and the industrial use of hemp has a long tradition and recent changes in law have led to a revival.

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Approval of amendments to the General Health Law concerning front labeling of food and non-alcoholic beverages

29 July 2019

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FDA Finalizes Guidance on How to Determine Whether a Company Meets the “Small Business” Definition under the FSMA Preventive Controls Regulations

22 July 2019

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently finalized its “Guidance for Industry: Determining the Number of Employees for Purposes of the ‘Small Business’...

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Germany: New guidelines for designating vegan and vegetarian products with meat related terms

28 March 2019

Vegan and vegetarian food is becoming more and more popular. However, as a lot of vegans and vegetarians are not willing to give up the taste of meat the demand for meat substitutes...

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