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 contract manufacturers (“co-manufacturers). The agency is taking this action to address situations where brand owners perform certain supply-chain program requirements on behalf of
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FDA Holds Public Meeting on “A New Era of Smarter Food Safety” to Further FSMA Implementation
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 being made in FDA’s implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).1 FDA will…
FDA Announces Public Meeting and Docket for Comments on “A New Era of Smarter Food Safety” to Facilitate FSMA Implementation
By Joe Levitt, Maile Hermida & Elizabeth Fawell on
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced it will hold a full-day public meeting on October 21, 2019, regarding “A New Era of Smarter Food Safety.” As explained in more detail in this memorandum, as part of FDA’s ongoing implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the agency is exploring new and…
New laws affecting Mexican food exporters – What you need to know to sell food in the U.S.
By Maile Hermida & Elizabeth Fawell on
Hogan Lovells will offer a free seminar on new U.S. food manufacturing, labeling, and inspection requirements that apply to any Mexican company exporting food to the U.S. These requirements cover both finished goods and ingredients.
Hogan Lovells U.S. partners Maile Hermida and Elizabeth Fawell will be visiting from Washington, D.C. to discuss these latest U.S. food law developments and how they affect all foreign companies that sell food to the U.S.
Who should attend?
Regulatory, quality control, and legal personnel from Mexican companies that export or intend to export food to the U.S.
Why attend?
Mexican companies that export food to the U.S. are required to follow U.S. requirements for manufacturing and labeling. They also are subject to inspection by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Further, new U.S. requirements for U.S. food importers mean that Mexican food exporters will be subject to greater scrutiny by and questions from their customers. Failure to meet new U.S. food requirements can result in food being held up at the U.S. border and refused admission.
Majority in favour of improving fairness in EU food supply chain
By Richard Welfare, Helen Kimberley & Josefine Crona on
Posted in EU, Supply chain
Initial responses to the European Commission’s public consultation on how to make the EU food supply chain fairer suggest that, bar retailers, the majority of significant stakeholders (including Member States, farmer groups, agricultural organizations and NGOs) are in favor of action at EU level to increase fairness and balance in the food supply chain.
The…