Food & Chemicals Unpacked Podcast
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Food & Chemicals Unpacked is your go-to podcast for hot topics in the food and chemical industry.
Join our hosts, Keller and Heckman Partners Mark Thompson and Katie Skaggs, as they provide a bird’s eye view of the emerging legal and scientific issues surrounding the food, chemical, packaging, and related consumer product industries in an easily digestible and accessible format.
Food & Chemicals Unpacked provides clear and concise updates on legislative developments, new regulations, and other non-governmental initiatives that impact these industries. Each episode presents critical information on these topics along with supporting resources from Keller and Heckman’s websites, including Packaginglaw.com, The Daily Intake (our food blog), and The Continuum of Risk (our tobacco and e-vapor blog).
Episodes
7. | Pit Stop at Chevron: Will We See a Difference in Deference? In this episode, we take a more traditional legal focus and discuss potential changes to a cornerstone of federal administrative law called Chevron Deference. This standard has long governed how much deference federal courts give to decisions made by agencies, such as FDA and EPA. It is based on a 1984 case, Chevron v. National Resources Defense Council, that the Supreme Court recently agreed to reconsider in an upcoming case this fall. Keller and Heckman Partners Eric Gotting and David Joy join us to discuss potential implications for FDA and other agencies if the Supreme Court decides to vacate the Chevron decision or limits its application, as well as legislative developments such as the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act of 2022. They use recent federal court decisions in Genus Medical Technologies LLC. v. U.S. FDA and Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Becerra to illustrate how Chevron Deference works and what changes may be in store for FDA and the regulated community. |
Please see our show notes (here) for further information on the topics discussed and online articles with additional detail on these issues. |
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Laying Claim: FTC’s Green Guides This episode offers a roundtable discussion on the regulatory landscape surrounding “green claims” in the United States with Keller and Heckman partners Sheila Millar and JC Walker. This detailed conversation touches on numerous advertising claims of interest to brand owners that are currently under consideration by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in an effort to update its “Green Guides.” The FTC is currently accepting comments on key claims addressed in the Guides (e.g., “recyclable,” “recycled content,” “degradable,” “compostable,” and “carbon offset”), which are commonly leveraged by consumer brands. Sheila and JC also address the impacts that evolving state legislation and court rulings have on the use of green claims within the market. |
Please see our show notes (here) for further information on the topics discussed and online articles with additional detail on these issues |
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Extended Producer Responsibility: EPR You Ready? Keller and Heckman Partner Rachel Bond joins our hosts to discuss EPR and related sustainability issues. Rachel provides insight into regulations, requirements, and exemptions in place for current EPR programs. Associate Caleb Holland also reports on EPR legislation, both at the federal and state level. |
Please see our show notes (here) for further information on the topics discussed and online articles with additional detail on these issues. |
4. | Blowing Smoke: FDA’s Evolving Regulation of Tobacco and Nicotine Products This episode details the regulatory landscape for tobacco products and reports on current trends in the industry. Our team shares its knowledge of the process for obtaining authorization to market new tobacco products in the U.S. We also provide the inside scoop on industry-shaping litigation that Keller and Heckman has led. Finally, the episode discusses recent changes at FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products and how the changes might impact industry. |
Please see our show notes (here) for further information on the topics discussed and online articles with additional detail on these issues. |
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Off the Shelf: An Inside Look at the Infant Formula Shortage |
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Chasing Arrows – The EU’s Plastic Recycling Scheme |
Please see our show notes (here) for further information on the topics discussed and online articles with additional detail on these issues. |
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PFAS and Furious Welcome to the first episode of Food & Chemicals Unpacked! Today’s episode focuses on the regulation of PFAS in food packaging applications. This incredibly important issue affects a huge number of products in various markets. We provide an overview of these chemistries and summarize developments in the United States at both the Federal and State level on PFAS regulation. Additionally, our team discusses some of the recent trade press that impacts food, e-cigarettes, and the chemical industry. |
Please see our show notes (here) for further information on the topics discussed and online articles with additional detail on these issues. |
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Welcome to Food & Chemicals Unpacked An introduction to our a la carte podcast covering all things relating to the food and chemical industries. Food & Chemicals Unpacked will help you dig into the legal requirements and science surrounding food, packaging, chemicals, tobacco products, and much more. Learn how these products are regulated and insights on current news and developments in this space. |
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