tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372418872024-03-05T19:33:13.916-05:00International Food LawNeal Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363510401180693850noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37241887.post-10576904587563623172024-01-31T15:44:00.000-05:002024-01-31T15:44:06.775-05:00Food Labeling Updates<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href=" https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/food-labeling-update%20(COPY_1705966755563)?language_id= ">Food Labeling Updates</a> from the Organizers of the Food & Dietary Supplement Labeling Workshop</span></span></div>Neal Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363510401180693850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37241887.post-60584566101477790352022-04-19T09:02:00.004-04:002022-04-19T09:02:52.897-04:00The new edition of Food Regulation: Law, Science, Policy, and Practice has been published<p><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">The third edition of</span><i style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </i><i style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><a href="https://sites.google.com/msu.edu/foodregulationus/home" target="_blank">Food Regulation: Law, Science, Policy, and Practice</a> </i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">has been published. The book presents an appetizing menu of all key aspects of United States food regulation.</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Incomparably comprehensive yet remaining accessible to all readers, the text connects legal theory to practical application. The third edition is fully updated to reflect significant changes in US food law.</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx44eFzrMSoTCEiifErdQhyTun5V4sGiedOQWxn-6xbShx67fZjSjDIFKxXzHCScBT4lEo97t_i53TPUMkj8Fotw1JvQ5_lm4F3loiFRYE0yihWY2jAjrs7cfNeaEmnB3-iwZRHwAOukYveIgLAIPKckvZ5TcJrutTGxwymmrXVZwb7B3r2w/s381/frusText.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="300" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx44eFzrMSoTCEiifErdQhyTun5V4sGiedOQWxn-6xbShx67fZjSjDIFKxXzHCScBT4lEo97t_i53TPUMkj8Fotw1JvQ5_lm4F3loiFRYE0yihWY2jAjrs7cfNeaEmnB3-iwZRHwAOukYveIgLAIPKckvZ5TcJrutTGxwymmrXVZwb7B3r2w/w315-h400/frusText.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For more information, visit: <a href="http://www.foodregulation.us">www.foodregulation.us</a> </span></p>Neal Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363510401180693850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37241887.post-17188592215004209792016-11-29T19:37:00.001-05:002016-11-29T19:37:37.193-05:00Food Regulation, 2nd edition, is now available!<br />
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<span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;">The second edition of <i>Food Regulation</i> is now available. It contains over 25 percent new material, particularly a rewritten import law chapter and revisions related to food safety regulation, health claims, and food defense. The text provides an in-depth discussion of the federal statutes, regulations, and agencies involved in food regulation. After an introduction to the history of food regulation, it covers current food regulations, inspection and enforcement, international law, and more. </span></div>
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"This ‘EU Food Law Handbook’ presents the most significant elements of these legal developments with contributions from a highly qualified team of academics and practitioners. Their analysis is based on a shared vision of the structure and content of EU food law. The book takes the perspective of food law embedded within general EU law. It highlights the consequences of this combination and provides insights into both substantive and procedural food law.<br />
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"Taking the General Food Law as a focal point, this handbook analyses and explains the institutional, substantive and procedural elements of EU food law. Principles are discussed as well as specific rules addressing food as a product, the processes related to food and communication about food to consumers through labelling. These rules define requirements on subjects like market authorisation for food additives, novel foods and genetically modified foods, food hygiene, tracking & tracing, withdrawal & recall. The powers of public authorities to enforce food law and to deal with incidents are outlined. Attention is given to the international context (WTO, Codex Alimentarius) as well as to private standards.<br />
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"In addition to the systematic analysis, the book includes selected topics such as nutrition and health policy, special foods, food import requirements, food contact materials, intellectual property and animal feed.<br />
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“The ‘<em>EU Food Law Handbook</em>’ is produced in co-operation with the European Institute for Food Law. It is relevant for practitioners and academics both with and without a background in law. It is ideal for education purposes.”<br />
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The <em>EU Food Law Handbook</em> can be purchased <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9086862462/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=9086862462&link_code=as3&tag=foodlaworg-20&linkId=BWBBCGZCITTJMRV3"><strong>here.</strong></a> Neal Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363510401180693850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37241887.post-57058478384262445732014-10-07T21:04:00.001-04:002014-10-07T21:04:01.569-04:00Ukraine adopts new food legislation to align with the EUOn September 15, 2014, Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko signed Law No. 1602 VII on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine related to Food Products. The law establishes a new wording for the Law of Ukraine on the Safety and Quality of Food. Ukraine Law No. 1602 VII appears intended to align Ukraine’s food legislation with the food law of the EU.<br />
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On 16 September 16, 2014, the Parliaments of the EU and Ukraine ratified the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement (EUAA). The new Ukraine food law appears relevant in the light of the EUAA, Article 474, which provides that the Ukraine will carry-out a gradual approximation of its legislation to EU law.<br />
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Article 1 of the Law on Food Safety contains provisions on the safety of food, traceability; risk analysis (defined as a process consisting of three interconnected components: risk assessment, risk management and risk communication), the system of hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP), food supplements, and novel foods.Neal Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363510401180693850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37241887.post-31552759039771813252014-10-02T08:25:00.002-04:002014-10-02T08:25:47.689-04:00New Publication by the WTO: The History and Future of the World Trade Organization<br />
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For more information, visit <a href="http://www.lawtech.jus.unitn.it/index.php/107-blog/1575-trento-lawtech-comparative-food-law-seminar-2014" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>. </div>
Neal Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363510401180693850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37241887.post-38007149201561891012014-01-09T10:11:00.001-05:002014-01-09T10:11:24.277-05:0010th International Workshop for Young Scholars (WISH) - ‘New Directions in EU and Global Risk Regulation'<div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">The <i>European Law Journal</i>, HEC Paris and the Center for Research on Transnational Law (CTL), Peking University School of Transnational Law (PKUSTL), Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, are welcoming proposals for presentation at the 10th International Workshop for Young Scholars (WISH)/1<i>0ème Rencontre Internationale des Jeunes Chercheurs</i> (RIJC). </span></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><br></span></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">The topic is '<b>New Directions in EU and Global Risk Regulation: Regulatory Autonomy, Evidence-based Policymaking and International Regulatory Co-operation</b>'. </span></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><br></span></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">The 10th WISH will be held in Paris in December 2014 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">(date to be determined)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span></p><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">The 10th WISH builds on the success of the previous WISH held annually since 2002. It offers outstanding young scholars an opportunity to present their best research work in a professional academic setting to an audience of other young scholars and more senior academics. Selected revised versions of the papers may be published in a special issue of the <i>European Law Journal </i>or in a bilingual edited book (Bruylant, Brussels) destined for an international readership.</span></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0px; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; "> </span></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0px; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">For more information, please click <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://stl.pku.edu.cn/en/content-1304-180-1.html&k=t8cWouLHMWKnKZhAFQUeVA%3D%3D%0A&r=8IyPNAV4%2F5sdF7EuSR4VRYl2XCtGhGtaOg6f1meksc0%3D%0A&m=1Wc6HK4p3TWnQOZK93rCljV2LVLMH1FKYRhJvtepwnA%3D%0A&s=0f275af0696f16319babe84955478161c333a0cfd131ea3531cb842ed531976a" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); ">here</a>. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please contact Cliff Wirajendi at <u><span style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192); "><a href="mailto:wirajendi@hec.fr" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); ">wirajendi@hec.fr</a></span></u></span></div></div>Neal Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363510401180693850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37241887.post-61550110696052499572013-06-25T10:20:00.004-04:002013-06-25T10:34:07.487-04:00WHO urges stricter rules on food marketing to children<div class="headline" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 15px; position: static;">
The food industry is ‘exploiting children’ in its marketing of unhealthy food, according to a new report from the World Health Organisation (WHO), which calls for stricter marketing controls, particularly in light of new technologies like smart phone apps and social media. See: <a href="http://www.foodnavigator.com/Legislation/WHO-urges-stricter-rules-on-food-marketing-to-children?utm_source=copyright&utm_medium=OnSite&utm_campaign=copyright" style="color: #2d578d; outline: none; position: static; text-decoration: none;">http://www.foodnavigator.com/Legislation/WHO-urges-stricter-rules-on-food-marketing-to-children</a><br />
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The full report is available <a href="http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/191125/e96859.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
Neal Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363510401180693850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37241887.post-47979172669139033062013-05-22T10:01:00.001-04:002013-05-22T10:01:02.150-04:00On the uses and misuses of the precautionary principle: Towards a EU ban on neonicotinoid insecticides Alberto Alemanno has posted a blog article on risk regulation and EU Law titled, <a href="http://albertoalemanno.eu/articles/on-the-uses-and-misuses-of-the-precautionary-principle-towards-a-eu-ban-on-neonicotinoid-insecticides">On the uses and misuses of the precautionary principle: Towards a EU ban on neonicotinoid insecticides</a><i>. </i>The short article is well worth reading for its insights in to both risk regulation and EU law making.<br><br>Neal Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363510401180693850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37241887.post-23603254995910243482013-04-19T12:13:00.001-04:002013-04-19T12:13:32.582-04:00Last Chance to Register - Summer Academy in Global Food Law and Policy<br />
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The Summer Academy in Global Food Law and Policy is an established one-week summer program that brings together practitioners, policymakers, industry representatives, and leading academics working in the field of food law and policy. It offers intensive training on the most innovative developments in global food regulation and provides a unique opportunity for professional development and networking in an informal and interdisciplinary setting. By talking, studying, and interacting with food experts from all over the world, participants are able to gain new perspectives into both their own sectors and international regulatory issues. This is achieved by combining traditional classroom instruction with experiential learning opportunities offered by dedicated and distinguished international experts.<br />
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The 5th edition of the Academy will take place from Monday, 22 July, to Friday, 26 July, 2013 in Granada, Spain. The choice of this vibrant city will enable participants to benefit from the distinctive beauty of the town’s Unesco World Heritage environment and its privileged geographical location adjacent to the Sierra Nevada. For more information, please visit <strong><a href="http://www.albertoalemanno.eu/academy/" title="">here</a></strong>.<br />
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The Summer Academy may be taken as a 2 or 3 credit, graduate-level course from Michigan State University. Contact <span data-eeencemail_yirbiqszgf="1">IFLR@msu.edu</span> if you are interested in enrolling for graduate credit. If you wish only to attend as a seminar, enroll <strong><a href="http://www.albertoalemanno.eu/academy/apply" title="">here</a></strong>.</div>
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Neal Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363510401180693850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37241887.post-41341330508550890542013-04-11T09:06:00.000-04:002013-04-11T09:06:08.806-04:00Foundations of EU Food Law and PolicyThe introductory chapter to Alberto Alemanno’s forthcoming book, “Foundations of EU Food Law and Policy,” is available <a href="http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2248085">here on SSRN</a>.
The book gathers the viewpoints of academics, policymakers, industry representatives, and food practitioners on the first ten years of the European Food Safety Authority.<br />
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“Despite the celebratory mood, the book provides forward-looking views on the future scientific and regulatory challenges facing the Authority. Overall, the Authority emerges as belonging to a balanced, yet improvable, food legal system that deserves permanent scrutiny, guidance and judgment. That is the expectation of 500 million EU citizens, the daily clients of this very system.” Foundations of EU Food Law and Policy - Ten Years of European Food Safety Authority by Alberto AlemannoNeal Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363510401180693850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37241887.post-85649309267962569462013-03-01T21:21:00.000-05:002013-03-01T21:21:26.304-05:00Australian infographic on the horsemeat scandal<!-- Copy and Paste This Code Into Your Post. Change the width="600" to fit your theme -->
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Neal Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363510401180693850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37241887.post-89602705312434790162013-02-19T10:19:00.001-05:002013-02-19T10:32:42.293-05:00EAACI issues European Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Public Declaration <div class="title_inside2">
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The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical
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national health policy makers to take up the cause of food allergy. Public Declaration forms part of EAACI’s 2012-2013 <a href="http://www.stopanaphylaxis.com/" target="_blank">Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Campaign</a>.
The goal of the campaign is to enhance knowledge of food allergy in the
European community, as well as awareness on the sharp increase of food
allergy and the triggers of anaphylaxis among policy makers and to
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2013, EAACI, Europe’s largest allergy medical association, will be
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EAACI aims to challenge certain aspects of current EU food labelling directives, which it feels, are insufficient in preventing the accidental consumption of allergens. Currently, some foods have the label “may contain peanuts” or “may contain milk” but this type of labelling (precautionary labelling) is not sufficiently regulated at the EU level. Labelling is an essential part of food allergy management for the sufferer and has an important impact on how they manage their diets. EAACI believes that the EU should set clear guidelines for labelling foodstuffs for allergens. This includes products which may contain allergen derivatives and should be clearly linked to the name of the allergen to avoid confusion. Additionally, to facilitate readability, EAACI advises that the typeset used to flag allergens should differ from the one used for other ingredients </blockquote>
Read more <a href="http://www.eaaci.org/pressreleases/130207EAACIissuesEuropeanFoodAllergy&AnaphylaxisPublicDeclaration.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. Also available in <a href="http://www.eaaci.org/pressreleases/130207L%27EAACIpublielad%C3%A9clarationpubliquesur%20lesallergiesalimentairesetl%27anaphylaxie.pdf" target="_blank">French</a>, <a href="http://www.eaaci.org/pressreleases/130207EAACIlanzaunaDeclaraci%C3%B3nP%C3%BAblicaEuropeasobreAlergiasAlimen.pdf" target="_blank">Spanish</a>, <a href="http://www.eaaci.org/pressreleases/130207EAACI-DichiarazionePubblicaEuropea.pdf" target="_blank">Italian</a> and <a href="http://www.eaaci.org/pressreleases/130207EAACIver%C3%B6ffentlichtEurop%C3%A4ischeErkl%C3%A4rungzuLebensmittelallergienundAnaphylaxie.pdf" target="_blank">German</a>. </div>
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The 5th edition of the Academy will take place from Monday, 22 July, to Friday, 26 July, 2013 in Granada, Spain. The choice of this vibrant city will enable participants to benefit from the distinctive beauty of the town’s Unesco World Heritage environment and its privileged geographical location adjacent to the Sierra Nevada. For more information, please visit <strong><a href="http://www.albertoalemanno.eu/academy/" title="">here</a></strong>.</div>
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The Summer Academy may be taken as a 2 or 3 credit, graduate-level course from Michigan State University. Contact <span data-eeencemail_yirbiqszgf="1"><a href="mailto:IFLR@msu.edu">IFLR@msu.edu</a></span> if you are interested in enrolling for graduate credit. If you wish only to attend as a seminar, enroll <strong><a href="http://www.albertoalemanno.eu/academy/apply" title="">here</a></strong>.</div>
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Neal Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363510401180693850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37241887.post-74796527109576586652012-07-05T09:36:00.002-04:002012-07-05T09:46:31.584-04:00WTO rules against U.S. appeal on country-of-origin labeling<span class="zemanta-img separator" style="clear: right;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wto_logo.png" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="World Trade Organization" height="90" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2e/Wto_logo.png" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="300" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 300px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(Photo credit: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wto_logo.png" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</span></span></span><br />
The WTO Appellate Body that upheld an earlier WTO finding that mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) for livestock violates U.S. WTO obligations. Under the U.S. COOL law in force since March 2009, food processors must identify the nations from which cattle, hogs, and some fresh produce originate. Canada and Mexico said the provisions impose unjust costs on their exports, reducing their competitiveness. WTO judges agreed on Nov. 18 that beef and pork from Canada and Mexico were treated less favorably than the same U.S. products. From the WTO summary:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">In its analysis under Article 2.1 of the TBT Agreement, the Appellate Body agreed with the Panel that the COOL measure has a detrimental impact on imported livestock because its recordkeeping and verification requirements create an incentive for processors to use exclusively domestic livestock, and a disincentive against using like imported livestock. The Appellate Body found, however, that the Panel's analysis was incomplete because the Panel did not go on to consider whether this de facto detrimental impact stems exclusively from a legitimate regulatory distinction, in which case it would not violate Article 2.1. In its own analysis, the Appellate Body found that the COOL measure lacks even-handedness because its recordkeeping and verification requirements impose a disproportionate burden on upstream producers and processors of livestock as compared to the information conveyed to consumers through the mandatory labelling requirements for meat sold at the retail level. That is, although a large amount of information must be tracked and transmitted by upstream producers for purposes of providing consumers with information on origin, only a small amount of this information is actually communicated to consumers in an understandable or accurate manner, including because a considerable proportion of meat sold in the United States is not subject to the COOL measure's labeling requirements at all. Accordingly, the detrimental impact on imported livestock cannot be said to stem exclusively from a legitimate regulatory distinction, and instead reflects discrimination in violation of Article 2.1. For these reasons, the Appellate Body upheld the Panel's finding under Article 2.1.</blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">In its analysis under Article 2.2 of the TBT Agreement, the Appellate Body found that the Panel properly identified the objective of the COOL measure as being “to provide consumer information on origin”. The Appellate Body found, however, that the Panel erred in its interpretation and application of Article 2.2. This was because the Panel appeared to have considered, incorrectly, that a measure could be consistent with Article 2.2 only if it fulfilled its objective completely or exceeded some minimum level of fulfillment, and to have ignored its own findings, which demonstrated that the COOL measure does contribute, at least to some extent, to achieving its objective. The Appellate Body therefore reversed the Panel's finding that the COOL measure is inconsistent with Article 2.2, but was unable to determine whether the COOL measure is more trade restrictive than necessary to fulfill a legitimate objective within the meaning of Article 2.2.</blockquote>The appellate body ruling is available <b><a href="http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news12_e/384_386abr_e.htm#" target="_blank">here</a></b>.<br />
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<div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/?px" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=4cda2885-6509-479a-b22c-373fc708bd65" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>Neal Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363510401180693850noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37241887.post-299206316001842122012-06-25T21:37:00.001-04:002012-06-25T21:37:38.974-04:00CANADA Updates to the food labelling and advertising information<div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Updates made to the food labelling and advertising information / mises a jour apportées à l'information sur l'étiquetage et la publicité</div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">There have been several updates made to the food labelling and advertising information. 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font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Consolidated information on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.inspection.gc.ca/eng/1333460728274/1333460900491" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153); ">"Product of Canada" and "Made in Canada" Labelling</span></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>including the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.inspection.gc.ca/eng/1333457811817/1333458040733" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153); ">Guidelines for "Product of Canada" and "Made in Canada" Claims</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div></td><td valign="top" style="padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 2.25pt; padding-bottom: 2.25pt; padding-left: 2.25pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; 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text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153); ">Labelling of Genetically Engineered Foods in Canada</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div></td><td valign="top" style="padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 2.25pt; padding-bottom: 2.25pt; padding-left: 2.25pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">May 2012<o:p></o:p></span></div></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 2.25pt; padding-bottom: 2.25pt; padding-left: 2.25pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Food Irradiation Information<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><td valign="top" style="padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 2.25pt; padding-bottom: 2.25pt; padding-left: 2.25pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Consolidated information on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.inspection.gc.ca/eng/1334594151161/1334596074872" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153); ">Food Irradiation</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div></td><td valign="top" style="padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 2.25pt; padding-bottom: 2.25pt; padding-left: 2.25pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">May 2012<o:p></o:p></span></div></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 2.25pt; padding-bottom: 2.25pt; padding-left: 2.25pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Method of Production Information<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><td valign="top" style="padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 2.25pt; padding-bottom: 2.25pt; padding-left: 2.25pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Consolidated information on claims and statements related to<a href="http://www.inspection.gc.ca/eng/1332436588220/1332436664583" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153); ">Method of Production</span></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and provided additional guidance on the use of "Halal" claims<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><td valign="top" style="padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 2.25pt; padding-bottom: 2.25pt; padding-left: 2.25pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">May 2012<o:p></o:p></span></div></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 2.25pt; padding-bottom: 2.25pt; padding-left: 2.25pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Legibility and Location of Labelling Information<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><td valign="top" style="padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 2.25pt; padding-bottom: 2.25pt; padding-left: 2.25pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Consolidated information on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.inspection.gc.ca/eng/1328038498730/1328038540376" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153); ">Legibility and Location of Labelling Information</span></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and provided additional guidance on the legibility and location requirements for mandatory and voluntary labelling information on food labels<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><td valign="top" style="padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 2.25pt; padding-bottom: 2.25pt; padding-left: 2.25pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">April 2012<o:p></o:p></span></div></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 2.25pt; padding-bottom: 2.25pt; padding-left: 2.25pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Date Markings Information<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><td valign="top" style="padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 2.25pt; padding-bottom: 2.25pt; padding-left: 2.25pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Consolidated information on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.inspection.gc.ca/eng/1328032988308/1328034259857" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153); ">Date Markings</span></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and provided additional guidance on the date marking requirements for foods including shipping containers and modified atmosphere packaged foods<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><td valign="top" style="padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 2.25pt; padding-bottom: 2.25pt; padding-left: 2.25pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">April 2012<o:p></o:p></span></div></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 2.25pt; padding-bottom: 2.25pt; padding-left: 2.25pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Bilingual Labelling Information<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><td valign="top" style="padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 2.25pt; padding-bottom: 2.25pt; padding-left: 2.25pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Consolidated information on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.inspection.gc.ca/eng/1328121549968/1328121616816" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153); ">Bilingual Labelling</span></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and provided additional guidance on bilingual labelling of voluntary information and the exemption from bilingual labelling for local foods<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><td valign="top" style="padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 2.25pt; padding-bottom: 2.25pt; padding-left: 2.25pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">April 2012<o:p></o:p></span></div></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 2.25pt; padding-bottom: 2.25pt; padding-left: 2.25pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Results from Web Questionnaire<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><td valign="top" style="padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 2.25pt; padding-bottom: 2.25pt; padding-left: 2.25pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Posting of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti/sumrese.shtml" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153); ">Results from the Web Questionnaire</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div></td><td valign="top" style="padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 2.25pt; padding-bottom: 2.25pt; padding-left: 2.25pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">April 2012<o:p></o:p></span></div></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 2.25pt; padding-bottom: 2.25pt; padding-left: 2.25pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Chapter 6<br>Guide to Food Labelling and Advertising<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><td valign="top" style="padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 2.25pt; padding-bottom: 2.25pt; padding-left: 2.25pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Addition of Barley Beta-Glucan Concentrate (partially hydrolysed)<br>Barliv<sup>TM</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Barley Betafiber to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti/guide/ch6ae.shtml#tab6-12" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153); ">Table 6-12</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div></td><td valign="top" style="padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 2.25pt; padding-bottom: 2.25pt; padding-left: 2.25pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">February 2012<o:p></o:p></span></div></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 2.25pt; padding-bottom: 2.25pt; padding-left: 2.25pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Consultation on Wine Labelling<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><td valign="top" style="padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 2.25pt; padding-bottom: 2.25pt; padding-left: 2.25pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Posting of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.inspection.gc.ca/eng/1326483257553/1326483412417" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153); ">Consultation on Wine Labelling</span></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for public comments<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><td valign="top" style="padding-top: 2.25pt; padding-right: 2.25pt; padding-bottom: 2.25pt; padding-left: 2.25pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">January 2012</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></span></div></div>Neal Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363510401180693850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37241887.post-60118628823857905352012-06-07T10:49:00.001-04:002012-06-07T10:49:26.816-04:00EFSA Refute France's Justification for Ban on GM Maize VarietyIn 2008, France banned the the strain MON 810, but this was overturned by a French court in 2011. Citing risks to environmental health, French Agricultural Minister Bruno Le Maire in March 2012 reinstated a ban against this variety of GM maize. <div><br></div><div>Following a request of the European Commission, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) evaluated documentation submitted by France in support of its request for the prohibition of marketing the genetically modified maize MON 810 under Article 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003. The EFSA GMO Panel notes that some publications referred to by France were already part of the submission package by France for its safeguard clause and emergency measure on maize MON 810 in 2008. Those publications were addressed previously by the EFSA GMO Panel in its 2008 Scientific Opinion on the safeguard clause and emergency measure notified by France on maize MON 810. <div><div><br></div><div>In the remaining documentation provided by France, the EFSA GMO Panel could not identify any new science-based evidence indicating that maize MON 810 cultivation in the EU poses a significant and imminent risk to the human and animal health or the environment. With regard to issues related to management and monitoring of maize MON 810, the EFSA GMO Panel refers to its recent recommendations for management and monitoring measures of maize MON 810. </div><div><br></div><div>In conclusion, the EFSA GMO Panel considers that, based on the documentation submitted by France, there is no specific scientific evidence, in terms of risk to human and animal health or the environment, that would support the notification of an emergency measure under Article 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 and that would invalidate its previous risk assessments of maize MON 810. The EFSA report is available <a href="http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/efsajournal/pub/2705.htm#">here</a>.</div></div></div>Neal Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363510401180693850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37241887.post-3222688271794011982012-05-29T15:08:00.001-04:002012-05-29T15:08:57.878-04:00<title>Food Law Short Courses</title>
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food regulation current issues seminar. Participants may choose to take
one or both. The courses are offered in a collegial, intimate learning
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Food Law Short Course </big></big><br />
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U.S. Food Law Short Course is designed as an introduction to U.S. food
laws and regulations for professionals in the field. It is well suited
for those new to the field but also comprehensive enough on the
essential elements of food law to provide a refresher course for the
experienced professional.</big><big><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"></span></big></div>
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Current Issues Seminar </span></big></big><br />
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18-19 (Wednesday-Thursday) 2012</span></big></div>
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<big><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">The
Food Regulation Current Issues Seminar provides practical education on
current food legal and regulatory issues. The topics cover cutting edge
issues of food regulation, involving FDA, USDA, advertising, and global
issues. Speakers from the legal, government, food industry, and
academic professions will present practical food safety and food law
information and case studies. </span></big> <span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif'; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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more information, </span><a href="http://www.iflr.msu.edu/iflr/food_law_short_course_and_current_issues_seminar#">click
here</a> <br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">or </span><br />
<a href="https://commerce.cashnet.com/msu_3416" style="font-weight: normal;">Register
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"> U.S. Food Law Short Course
participants will
receive a copy of the</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> book, <a href="http://www.iflr.msu.edu/iflr/food_regulation_law_science_policy_and_practice#" style="font-style: italic;">Food
Regulation: Law, Science, Policy, and Practice</a></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> <span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> by Neal
Fortin.</span></span><span class="style15"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
The book provides an accessible discussion of the federal statutes,
regulations, and agencies involved in food regulation in the United
States. </span></span><span class="style19"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></b></span></div>
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<strong> <span class="style15" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> The Instructors</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"></span></div>
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David ACHESON, Partner at Leavitt Partners, former Assistant
Commissioner for Food Protection, FDA<br />
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Les BOURQUIN, Professor of Food Safety, Michigan State University<br />
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Ricardo CARVAJAL, Attorney and Director, Hyman, Phelps & McNamara,
P.C.<br />
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Roger CLEMENS, Chief Scientific Officer, Horn; President, Institute of
Food Technologists<br />
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Nicole COUTRELIS, Lawyer and Partner, Coutrelis & Associes, Paris
and Brussels<br />
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Neal FORTIN, Attorney, Professor and Director, Institute for Food Laws
and Regulations<br />
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P. Vincent HEGARTY, Founding Director and Professor Emeritus, Institute
for Food Laws and Regulation<br />
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James E. HOADLEY, Senior Consultant, EAS Consultant Group<br />
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Steve KLUTING, Attorney and Partner, Varnum, LLP<br />
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Janine LEWIS, Principal Nutritionist, Food Standards Australia New
Zealand<br />
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Scott J. MACINTYRE (invited), District Director, U.S. Food and Drug
Administration<br />
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Kenneth ODZA, Corporate Counsel, Food Safety, Kellogg Company<br />
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F. Edward SCARBROUGH, Principal, Scarbrough Consultants, former U.S.
Manager for Codex and Director<br />
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Jenny SCOTT (invited), Senior Advisor, Office of Food Safety, FDA CFSAN<br />
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John SPINK, Director, Packaging for Food and Product Protection
Initiative, MSU<br />
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Steve STEINBORN, Attorney and Partner, Hogan Lovells, US, LLP<br />
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Charles WOODHOUSE, Attorney and Partner, Woodhouse Shanahan PA<br />
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Cathy WEIR, Global Regulatory Associate Director, Mead Johnson Nutrition<br />
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Gerald WOJTALA, Executive Director, International Food Protection
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<b> <span style="color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt;"> About
IFLR</span></b></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Learn more about IFLR at:<br />
<a href="http://www.iflr.msu.edu/" style="color: #336633; text-decoration: underline;" title="http://www.iflr.msu.edu/"> www.IFLR.msu.edu</a><span style="color: #184530;"> </span>or call (517) 355-8295</span></div>
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Email: <a href="mailto:IFLR@msu.edu" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"> <span style="color: #336633;">IFLR@msu.edu</span></a></span><span class="style16" style="color: #336633;"> </span><span class="style16" style="color: black;">
Telephone: (517) 355-8295<br />
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<b> <span style="color: #18453b; font-family: 'MS Reference Sans Serif'; font-size: 7.5pt;">Institute
for Food Laws and Regulation<br />
Michigan State University, 139 G.M. Trout Building, East Lansing, MI
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to the IFLR mailing list</span></a></span><span style="color: #1f497d;"></span></div>Neal Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363510401180693850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37241887.post-57081296520802924912012-05-18T11:13:00.001-04:002012-05-18T11:13:48.557-04:00FDA to Convene a FSMA Public Meeting on International Capacity Building with Respect to Food Safety<h1 style="padding-left: 8px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; ">The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Public Meeting on International Capacity Building with Respect to Food Safety. The meeting will be held on June 19, 2012, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, at the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, DC. Read more information on the <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTIwNTE4Ljc2Mzc1ODEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTIwNTE4Ljc2Mzc1ODEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNjg4MDQ2OCZlbWFpbGlkPWZvcnRpbi5uZWFsQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZ1c2VyaWQ9Zm9ydGluLm5lYWxAZ21haWwuY29tJmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&100&&&http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/FSMA/ucm303463.htm?source=govdelivery" target="_blank">FSMA International Capacity Building Public Meeting</a>.</span></h1><p style="padding-left: 8px; margin-top: 5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "><font>For more information on FDA's Food Safety Modernization Act, visit </font><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTIwNTE4Ljc2Mzc1ODEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTIwNTE4Ljc2Mzc1ODEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNjg4MDQ2OCZlbWFpbGlkPWZvcnRpbi5uZWFsQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZ1c2VyaWQ9Zm9ydGluLm5lYWxAZ21haWwuY29tJmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&101&&&http://www.fda.gov/fsma?source=govdelivery">http://www.fda.gov/fsma</a><font>.</font></span></span></p>Neal Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363510401180693850noreply@blogger.com0