Video: Food for Thought and Thoughts on Food: Innovating USDA Science with Sanah Baig, Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics
Food for Thought and Thoughts on Food: A Discussion on Scaling in Food and Other Industries
A Look Into the FDA and USDA Regulatory Regimes
How Restaurants Are Adapting to the Post-COVID World
Cybersecurity Threats Facing Food and Agribusiness Companies & the Preparation and Protection Safeguards to Help Mitigate Them
Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast S2E5: Jeffrey Chang, President of FPS Food Process Solutions, On Starting a Commercial Manufacturing Business as an Immigrant and the Opportunities for the Industry
[Podcast] Cellular Agriculture and the Evolving Legal/Regulatory Landscape: A Conversation with Ahmed Khan
USDA FSIS Proposes to Declare Salmonella an Adulterant in Breaded Stuffed Raw Chicken Products
I Wish I Knew What I Know Now: Conversations with AGG on FDA Issues - Business Divorces in the Food and Supplements Space
The Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine and the Food, Beverage and Agribusiness Industry — What You Need to Know
Analyzing the Growing Complexity of Food Law, Industry Advances and the Road Ahead Under a New Administration
From Regenerative Agriculture to Transparent Processes — Organic Farming and Supply Chain Challenges and Opportunities
From FDA to USDA – the Alphabet Soup of Regulatory Agencies and How the Government Has Permitted Some Flexibility During the Pandemic
From Business Viability and Cashflow Analysis to First Payment Rights — Restructuring and Bankruptcy Considerations for the Food, Beverage and Agribusiness Industry
From Farm to Shelf – COVID’s Impact on Global Supply Chains
Episode #3 - Taufeek Shah of Lola's Fine Hot Sauce: From Farmer's Markets to Supermarkets
Monthly Minute | Agribusiness and Food Technology
RCG Webinar | Where's the Beef?
Compliance into the Weeds: Episode 168-Compliance Lessons from Smithfield Foods
Nota Bene Episode 38: How Regulations Surrounding the Food Industry are Evolving with Michael Roberts and Sascha Henry
On Nov. 22, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a new resource for manufacturers of critical foods — defined as any infant formula or medical food — reminding manufacturers of their obligation to...more
Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a systematic review of the scientific literature on food safety culture. The review was conducted as part of FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety blueprint,...more
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN A MINUTE OR LESS - Makers and sellers of retail food and beverage products may face a wave of class action litigation over so-called "forever chemicals" (or PFAS) in the coming years....more
The EU is working on its next move toward sustainability and plans to oblige companies to address adverse sustainability impacts in their own operations and in their value chain. While the European Commission is working on...more
As we face huge challenges from COVID-19, I am reminded daily of the parallels we faced in the 9/11 aftermath and related Anthrax incident nearly 20 years ago when I was Director of FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied...more
Companies in the manufacturing, distribution, and retail sector are analyzing how to best navigate these unprecedented times. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have worked to...more
The rapid spread of COVID-19 (also commonly referred to as “novel coronavirus”) has caused nations and organizations across the world to take emergency action in the interest of public health. Most companies are issuing...more
...The coronavirus (provisionally named SARS-CoV-2, with its disease being named COVID-19) has been documented in six of the world’s seven continents (sparing only Antarctica), in more than 70 countries and territories. More...more
As you likely know, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are closely monitoring the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), a respiratory disease that has...more
Consumer companies around the world are incorporating sustainability, business integrity, and brand purpose into their business operations. This can include procuring ethically sourced products, ensuring fair pay, or...more
On October 22, 2019, Skadden hosted our Ninth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Enforcement and Litigation Seminar in New York, which focused on U.S. enforcement issues companies face throughout the industry. The key...more
On November 6, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in a Constituent Update that it will continue to exercise enforcement discretion with respect to certain supply-chain program requirements applicable to...more
On October 21, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a public meeting to engage stakeholders on the agency’s initiative, “A New Era of Smarter Food Safety,” to build on the advances that have been and are...more
Food and beverage companies doing business in the United States should be aware that lawsuits are being brought against businesses based on small amounts of ingredients and trace amounts of substances that are incidentally in...more
Eager to curb foodborne-illness outbreaks, retail giants like Walmart and Albertsons are turning to blockchain technology to track exactly where their foods are coming from. Blockchain, as compared to the eye-straining,...more
A director’s duty to make a good faith effort to oversee the operations and management of a Delaware company is well-established. In a recent case, Marchand v. Barnhill, the Delaware Supreme Court provided guidance to boards...more
Looking Back - the California Consumer Privacy Act, and How We Got Here - As companies were getting up-to-speed on the effects of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) last year, California quickly...more
The default legal position is that the UK will leave the EU automatically at 11pm on 29 March 2019 with no “deal” in place, unless something else is agreed. The current political deadlock in the UK is unprecedented so it is...more
Come to network and brainstorm with top regulatory and compliance executives and legal counsel. ACI’s Food Law conference is the leading forum for in-house counsel for manufacturers, retailers, and distributors, regulatory...more
Last week, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), the lead agency that implements California’s Proposition 65, proposed an amendment to the existing regulation requiring: (1) the average...more
Business owners manufacturing, buying, selling, or importing products in California already know about the state’s Prop 65 law. But do they also know every single chemical or substance that is on that list?...more
Companies operating ammonia refrigeration systems are easy targets for EPA under a number of environmental programs. Recent history suggests release reporting under Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and under the...more
With six of the seven rules implemented under the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) currently being enforced, what should you know and do? Here are some considerations for facilities that manufacture, pack, process,...more