Changes in how FDA and USDA regulate food and food ingredients over the next few years and beyond is likely given the new Presidential administration. This presentation explored the potential opportunities and challenges of the new political environment and discussed anticipated legislative and regulatory actions in the food space in the coming year. It included FDA’s continued implementation of new nutrition labeling requirements and USDA’s implementation of the GE labeling law, and it identifed key considerations for the protein industry in order to minimize risk and maximize marketing flexibility.
Jessica P. O’Connell, Special Counsel, Covington & Burling’s Food and Drug Practice Group speaking on “Current and Future Regulatory Enironment” at the 2017 Protein Trends & Technologies Seminar.