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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced the release of the Substances Added to Food inventory, which is an updated version of the Everything Added to Food in the U.S. (EAFUS) inventory.

Keller and Heckman Partners Eve Pelonis and Devon Hill will be speaking at the National Confectioners Association 2018 Labeling Basics and Beyond Workshop. Ms. Pelonis will speak on Litigation Trends & Slack-fill and Mr. Hill will speak on California’s Proposition 65.

The workshop will provide a comprehensive review of U.S. labeling requirements, with a specific focus on changes that are unique to the confectionary industry. For more information, including how to register, click here.

Join Keller and Heckman attorneys for a complimentary webinar on August 15, 2017 at 1pm EDT as they discuss the fundamentals of labeling foods regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which include meat and poultry products with particular regard to the need for pre-market label review in certain cases.  Their presentation will also address the differences in labeling requirements between the USDA and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The webinar will specifically address the following topics:  

Are There Regulations Concerning the Size of Food on a Label?

Are there any laws concerning the size of the picture on food packaging? More specifically, can the image be larger than the actual product, or...

President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill that establishes a federal standard for the labeling of genetically modified (GM) foods and pre-empts state GM labeling laws, such as Vermont’s law that became effective July 1, 2016. Under the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has two years to publish a national mandatory bioengineered food disclosure standard and write the implementing rules.

The U.S. Senate approved a bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act to require the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish and administer a national disclosure standard for bioengineered foods within two years of enactment. Significantly, the bill includes preemption of conflicting state laws.

The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee announced on June 23 that it has reached a bipartisan agreement that would establish a national disclosure standard for genetically modified (GM) foods and preempt conflicting state laws, including Vermont’s GM labeling law that becomes effective on July 1, 2016.  If enacted, the bill would amend the Agricultural Marketing Act to require the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish and administer a national disclosure standard for GM foods.