"The FY 2011 resources [+ $318.3 million] will strengthen our ability to act as a STRONG AND SMART REGULATOR..."
– FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D.
The Food Industry Is Under Attack On All Sides.
Contamination issues continue to plague the food industry, sparking wide-reaching recalls on what seems an almost daily basis. Increased focus by the Obama Administration on the “safety” of the U.S. food supply has pushed the Food and Drug Administration to create a new Office of Foods that will be dedicated entirely to "enhanc[ing] the Agency’s ability to meet today’s great challenges and opportunities in food and feed safety."
Drawing into question many of the advertising tactics that are being utilized by food companies alleging health and other types of product claims, the Federal Trade Commission has also stepped up its enforcement within the food industry, increasing its monitoring of marketing claims and questioning the science behind the claims being made. Inter-agency cooperation and coordination between agencies at the state, local, and federal level, have made unannounced facility inspections commonplace in today’s enforcement environment, putting those within the industry on edge, fearful that the government could come knocking at any moment.
Learn how your colleagues are managing the litigation RISK and EXPOSURE created by current enforcement initiatives.
In response to the enforcement, regulatory and compliance challenges that are currently facing the food indsutry, American Conference Institute is proud to introduce its Advanced Summit on Food Safety Regulatory Compliance. Providing a forum for in-house regulatory and government affairs, food safety and compliance officers to share and discuss best practices while also hearing directly from the FDA, FTC, NAD, and relevant state and local agencies regarding what their current enforcement priorities are, this advanced conference will put all of the relevant stakeholders in the food industry – both in-house and government – in one place for two days of knowledge-sharing, policy shaping and strategy development.
What NEW REQUIREMENTS will the anticipated food safety legislation impose on your legal and business operations?
The key to surviving in this type of regulatory environment lies in the ability of your legal department to consistently and properly identify behavior that exposes your company to potential government enforcement or civil litigation and then translating that undesirable behavior into compliantbusiness and legal practices that will keep your company out of the regulatory crosshairs.
Is your company measuring its current compliance protocol against the new focus of food regulators and the continuing aggressiveness of the plaintiff’s bar?
Don’t allow your company to become the next headline! Armed with the proper tools – that will be provided by the in-house and government speakers at this conference – you can create [or update] your internal policies, procedures and practices in a manner that will minimize your client’s risk of non-compliance, litigation exposure and reputational damage that often accompany today’s food crises.
Take this opportunity to get the information you need from those on the leading edge of the food industry as you gather practical information you can take back to your company. Also, add value to your experience by joining us at the interactive workshop sessions – How to Prove Substantiation of Claims in Product Marketing, Advertising and Labeling and Conducting Effective Due Diligence and Internal Audits into Suspected or Alleged Safety Violations.
Register now by calling 888-224-2480, faxing your registration form to 877-927-1563 or registering online.
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