Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation
USA Guide 2024 : USA - Nationwide
Band 2
About
Provided by Goodwin
Goodwin’s work in the food and beverage industry involves regulatory counseling, litigation avoidance and litigation work for leading food, supplement and healthy living companies. We advise clients on a diverse range of products and services, including with respect to product research and development, vendor and other commercial relationships, product labelling, marketing and claims substantiation, product formulation, food ingredients and additives, appropriate regulatory pathways for consumable products, product liability and litigation risk, and legal implications associated with the use of novel technologies in the healthy living space. We focus on the healthy living sector, including novel ingredients and products, functional foods, dietary supplements and bioactive ingredients.
Goodwin’s Food + Healthy Living practice has the market’s leading reputation for providing strategic regulatory advice on emerging technologies in the food industry. As the science of food technology evolves, we are recognized for our particularly deep regulatory expertise in key novel and emerging technologies such as:
· Nutraceuticals/supplements;
· Novel ingredients, including in patented probiotic, protein and enzyme products;
· Antimicrobial “smart” packaging;
· Functional foods (e.g., to help with immune support or to prevent certain birth defects);
· Genetic engineering; and
· Nanotechnology.
Chambers Review
Goodwin has notable capabilities in food-related litigation including contentious advertising matters and class actions. The law firm is noted for its prowess in new food technologies and the healthy living sector and for providing regulatory advice to clients regarding the use of novel ingredients, functional foods and genetic engineering. The team is also able to advise clients on domestic and international regulatory matters.
Work Highlights
- Goodwin advised Before Brands on FDA and FTC regulatory compliance counseling and legal risk mitigation advice pertaining to its baby food products.
Notable Practitioners
Joanne Gray's experience spans a broad spectrum of issues relating to the food and health supplement industry, including regulatory compliance, advice on product recalls and litigation.