Litigation

Herrick General Counsel Ronald Levine spoke at the Food and Drug Law Institute's Enforcement, Litigation, and Compliance Conference: For the Drug, Device, Food, and Tobacco Industries. Ron led a discussion called: "Pandemic-Related Food Labeling Policies: What Has Changed and Will Any New Policies be Long-Term?" The discussion focused on the following:

The FDA temporarily eased the policies food labeling due to certain ingredient shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic.

—What are the changes?

—What prompted the temporary guidances?

—What are the potential negative effects from easing the policies?

—What are some of the lessons learned from pandemic emergency rule making?