Food and Dietary Supplements

Prevent Problems, Expedite Solutions

Our Food attorneys ensure compliance with a thorough examination of:

• Manufacturing Practices;
• Packaging;
• Import and Export Compliance;
• Labeling;
• Import Alerts;
• Recalls;
• Warning Letters;
• Seizures;
• Injunctions.

Our Food attorneys also keep our clients abreast of unfolding legal developments, keeping a particular eye on the Food Safety Enhancement Act. This Act -- if approved by the Senate, as is eventually expected -- will dramatically increase the requirements facing food manufacturers and importers, as well as the penalties for failing to meet federal standards. Just a few of the new regulations include requiring food facilities to:

• Register with the government;
• Conduct hazard analysis;
• Identify and implement effective preventive controls;
• Monitor preventive controls;
• Institute corrective actions as necessary;
• Conduct verification activities;
• Maintain records of monitoring, corrective action, and verification;
• Permit an officer to have access to and copy all food safety records;
• Show import shipments are in compliance with certification requirements, or be refused admission into the country.

Helpful Links

FDA Food Guidance Documents 
Good Manufacturing Practices 
Product Recalls, Removals, Corrections 
Registration of Food Facilities 
Prior Notice of Imported Foods