Last Chance to Register - Summer Academy in Global Food Law and Policy

The Summer Academy in Global Food Law and Policy is an established one-week summer program that brings together practitioners, policymakers, industry representatives, and leading academics working in the field of food law and policy. It offers intensive training on the most innovative developments in global food regulation and provides a unique opportunity for professional development and networking in an informal and interdisciplinary setting. By talking, studying, and interacting with food experts from all over the world, participants are able to gain new perspectives into both their own sectors and international regulatory issues. This is achieved by combining traditional classroom instruction with experiential learning opportunities offered by dedicated and distinguished international experts.

The 5th edition of the Academy will take place from Monday, 22 July, to Friday, 26 July, 2013 in Granada, Spain. The choice of this vibrant city will enable participants to benefit from the distinctive beauty of the town’s Unesco World Heritage environment and its privileged geographical location adjacent to the Sierra Nevada. For more information, please visit here.

The Summer Academy may be taken as a 2 or 3 credit, graduate-level course from Michigan State University.  Contact IFLR@msu.edu if you are interested in enrolling for graduate credit. If you wish only to attend as a seminar, enroll here.

Brody Distinguished Lecture on the Pew Food Additive Safety Initiative

The 7th Annual Brody Distinguished Lecture in Food Packaging featuring Thomas Neltner - April 30, 2013 | School of Packaging is being presented by Tom Neltner from the Pew Charitable Trusts. Tom will discuss the Pew Food Additive Safety Initiative. This initiative has analyzed several thousand indirect and direct food additives for toxicological activity and looked at how FDA regulates these substances.  The largest category of compounds in foods results from the migration of packaging components.

This seminar is being co-sponsored by:

• Center for Integrative Toxicology
• Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition
• Food, Society and Sustainability
• Institute for Food Laws & Regulations 

The seminar will be held at 3:30 p.m.  in room 100 Packaging Building, Tuesday, April 30.  You are invited to a reception in the Packaging atrium at 3:00 p.m.

Symposium on Poultry Confinement, April 4

The MSU College of Law's Journal of Animal and Natural Resource Law is hosting symposium, titled "Chicken Farming in the 21st Century: A Look at the Legal, Ethical, & Environmental Concerns Associated with Poultry Confinement."

It is scheduled to take place this Thursday, April 4, from 4-8 p.m. in the Castle Boardroom on the 3rd floor of the law college. This is a free event, but attendees must register in advance using this link: http://www.law.msu.edu/chicken/register.php.  

More information about the symposium can be found here.

Let the Competition Begin - 2013 Food and Drug Writing Award

The 2013 H. Thomas Austern Memorial Writing Competition has launched – encouraging law students interested in food and drug law to submit papers for consideration for publication in the Food and Drug Law Journal (and to secure a cash prize). There are two competitions – one for papers with a maximum of 40 pages, and one for papers between 41 and 100 pages.

If you are interested in the competition, please direct your attention to the details available online.
 

FSMA Listening Session/Webinar

Two New Food Law & Policy Positions

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The UCLA School of Law has announced two new food law and policy positions:

1. Executive Director of the Resnick Program for Food Law & Policy

2. Resnick Program for Food Law & Policy Teaching Fellowship

This newly-established program for the study and practice of food law and policy is designed to bring together world class policy analysis, research, and educational opportunities in food law and policy.

The Summer Academy in Global Food Law & Policy is an established one-week summer program that brings together practitioners, policymakers, industry representatives, and leading academics working in the field of food law and policy. It offers intensive training on the most innovative developments in global food regulation and provides a unique opportunity for professional development and networking in an informal and interdisciplinary setting. By talking, studying, and interacting with food experts from all over the world, participants are able to gain new perspectives into both their own sectors and international regulatory issues. This is achieved by combining traditional classroom instruction with experiential learning opportunities offered by dedicated and distinguished international experts.

 

The 5th edition of the Academy will take place from Monday, 22 July, to Friday, 26 July, 2013 in Granada, Spain. The choice of this vibrant city will enable participants to benefit from the distinctive beauty of the town’s Unesco World Heritage environment and its privileged geographical location adjacent to the Sierra Nevada. For more information, please visit here.

 

The Summer Academy may be taken as a 2 or 3 credit, graduate-level course from Michigan State University.  Contact IFLR@msu.edu if you are interested in enrolling for graduate credit. If you wish only to attend as a seminar, enroll here.

Three $1,500 Undergraduate Scholarships

Deadline: March 1st Download Application at www.afdo.org/awards   About the Scholarships   In 1981, AFDO established a scholarship fund with the excess funds from the 75th Anniversary of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act celebration. The "George M. Burditt Scholarship" and the "Betsy B. Woodward Scholarship", both in the amount of $1,500 each will be awarded annually to a worthy recipient who is in their third year of college.  A third scholarship, the "Denise C. Rooney Scholarship,"  worth $1,500 was created in June 2008 and will also be awarded annually.   The recipients should have demonstrated a desire to serve in a career of research, regulatory work, quality control, or teaching in an area related to some aspect of foods, drugs or consumer product safety; should have demonstrated leadership capabilities; and must have at least a 3.0 grade point average during the first two years of undergraduate study.

About Association of Food and Drug Officials The Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO), established in 1896, successfully fosters uniformity in the adoption and enforcement of science-based food, drug, medical devices, cosmetics and product safety laws, rules, and regulations.  AFDO and its six Regional Affiliates provide the mechanism and the forum where regional, national and international issues are deliberated and resolved to uniformly provide the best public health and consumer protection in the most expeditious and cost effective manner.

Global Fisheries Sustainability is the 2012 Rachel Carson Distinguished Lecture

Ian Cowx, an internationally renowned champion of conserving global freshwater fish communities and fisheries, will deliver the 2012 Rachel Carson Distinguished Lecture on Wednesday, Dec. 12, in the Red Cedar Room of the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center on the Michigan State University campus.

As a fisheries ecologist, Cowx is known for his blend of research and teaching and for being a dynamic advocate for the scientific understanding and management of the world's freshwater fisheries.

He has worked with international organizations to advance the ecology, sustainability and prosperity of freshwater ecosystems, including the European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission, European Union and the World Bank.

"Dr. Cowx is a global leader and voice of conservation to sustainably manage coupled human and natural systems," said Jianguo "Jack" Liu, MSU University Distinguished Professor of fisheries and wildlife, who holds the Rachel Carson Chair in Sustainability. He also is director of the MSU Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability. "In this 50th anniversary year of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, we are particularly pleased to invite Dr. Cowx to present the 2012 Rachel Carson Distinguished Lecture."

The lecture, which is open to the public, will be at 3:30 p.m. and be followed by a reception.

Bill Marler Presentation (open to the public) at University of Arkansas School of Law

William Marler will give the talk, The "Rocky Ford" Listeria Cantaloupe Outbreak – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly -  How a fruit killed 33 Americans. The talk is on November 9, 2012, 1:00 - 1:50 pm in room 339, University of Arkansas School of Law.

An accomplished attorney and national expert in food safety, William (Bill) Marler has become the most prominent foodborne illness lawyer in America.  Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm, has represented thousands of individuals in claims against food companies. Marler Clark sponsors the online daily newspaper, Food Safety News. 

Food Defense Workshop

David Arvelo (a student of Prof. Fortin) will be a speaker at the Food Defense Workshop co-sponsored by the FDA Southwest Regional Office and the Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on November 7-8, 2012. More information is available online at http://fapc.biz/workshops/fooddefense2012.

Opening for Senior Program Associate on agriculture policy

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) is seeking a full-time Senior Program Associate to coordinate IATP's work on agriculture policy.  The Senior Program Associate will be involved with the design and implementation of a multi-year plan, with coworkers and partners, to redefine what agricultural policy should look like regionally, nationally and internationally.  Deadline: October 29, 2012.  www.iatp.org 

The Future of Lawyers, 4th Annual Kelley Lecture, Richard Susskind

Richard Susskind will be the 4th Annual Kelley Lecturer.  His talk, The Future of Lawyers, will be on Tuesday, September 11th at 4pm in the Pasant Theatre at Wharton.  A reception will follow. Professor Susskind is the author of The End of Lawyers: Rethinking the Nature of Legal Services, and you can read more about his background here. More details are available at the Kelley Institute website.

Food Law and Policy Career Guide

The Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic and the and the Harvard Food Law Society have put together a career guide on the types of jobs, internships, and careers that exist for someone interested in food law and policy. The guide notes that food law and policy is an innovative and emerging field, and there are numerous opportunities in government, non-profit organizations, and private law firms where interested individuals can experience food law and policy in action. 

The career guide is available here.

Michigan State University to Implement New Feed the Future Agricultural Research Training Program

Michigan State University has been selected to implement the Feed the Future Borlaug Higher Education Agricultural Research and Development Program. Honoring the legacy of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Norman Borlaug, this is a major new effort to increase the number of agricultural scientists and strengthen scientific institutions in developing countries. The program will support long-term training of agricultural researchers at the master's and doctoral levels and will link scientific and higher education communities in Feed the Future countries and the United States.

More information is available here.  

Food Law Symposium at Maine Law 2013 - Call for Papers

The Maine Law Review is hosting a food law symposium in either February or March, 2013, and issued a call for papers. They are seeking both papers for oral presentation at the symposium and for publication. For more information, contact the Law Review Editor-in-Chief is Aga Pinette (mainelawrevieweditor@gmail.com).

Food Law Short Course & Seminar
	» Hurry, registration is limited Michigan State University - East Lansing, Michigan The program consists of two courses, a U.S. food law short course, and a food regulation current issues seminar. Participants may choose to take one or both. The courses are offered in a collegial, intimate learning environment. U.S. Food Law Short Course July 16-17 (Monday-Tuesday) 2012 The U.S. Food Law Short Course is designed as an introduction to U.S. food laws and regulations for professionals in the field. It is well suited for those new to the field but also comprehensive enough on the essential elements of food law to provide a refresher course for the experienced professional. Food Regulation Current Issues Seminar  July 18-19 (Wednesday-Thursday) 2012 The Food Regulation Current Issues Seminar provides practical education on current food legal and regulatory issues. The topics cover cutting edge issues of food regulation, involving FDA, USDA, advertising, and global issues. Speakers from the legal, government, food industry, and academic professions will present practical food safety and food law information and case studies.  For more information, click here or Register Online Free Bonus U.S. Food Law Short Course participants will receive a copy of the book, Food Regulation: Law, Science, Policy, and Practice by Neal Fortin. The book provides an accessible discussion of the federal statutes, regulations, and agencies involved in food regulation in the United States. The Instructors David ACHESON, Partner at Leavitt Partners, former Assistant Commissioner for Food Protection, FDA Les BOURQUIN, Professor of Food Safety, Michigan State University Ricardo CARVAJAL, Attorney and Director, Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. Roger CLEMENS, Chief Scientific Officer, Horn; President, Institute of Food Technologists Nicole COUTRELIS, Lawyer and Partner, Coutrelis & Associes, Paris and Brussels Neal FORTIN, Attorney, Professor and Director, Institute for Food Laws and Regulations P. Vincent HEGARTY, Founding Director and Professor Emeritus, Institute for Food Laws and Regulation James E. HOADLEY, Senior Consultant, EAS Consultant Group Steve KLUTING, Attorney and Partner, Varnum, LLP Janine LEWIS, Principal Nutritionist, Food Standards Australia New Zealand Scott J. MACINTYRE (invited), District Director, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Kenneth ODZA, Corporate Counsel, Food Safety, Kellogg Company F. Edward SCARBROUGH, Principal, Scarbrough Consultants, former U.S. Manager for Codex and Director Jenny SCOTT (invited), Senior Advisor, Office of Food Safety, FDA CFSAN John SPINK, Director, Packaging for Food and Product Protection Initiative, MSU Steve STEINBORN, Attorney and Partner, Hogan Lovells, US, LLP Charles WOODHOUSE, Attorney and Partner, Woodhouse Shanahan PA Cathy WEIR, Global Regulatory Associate Director, Mead Johnson Nutrition Gerald WOJTALA, Executive Director, International Food Protection Training Institute About IFLR  Learn more about IFLR at: www.IFLR.msu.edu or call (517) 355-8295       Email: IFLR@msu.edu                       Telephone: (517) 355-8295 Fax: (517) 432-1492                        web: www.IFLR.msu.edu   Institute for Food Laws and Regulation Michigan State University, 139 G.M. Trout Building, East Lansing, MI 48824

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Food Safety Regulatory Compliance Training in Chicago

The ACI’s Food Safety Regulatory Compliance Event on June 26 - 27, 2012, provides in-depth guidance from in-house peers in the food industry, Abbott Nutrition, Cargill, ConAgra, Herbalife, H.J. Heinz, J.M. Smucker, Nestle Purina Petcare, Sara Lee, Whole Foods and others, provide with practical information on how to update your company’s food safety, regulatory and compliance controls post-FSMA in the following high risk areas:

·         Expanded FDA access to company records

·         Production and harvesting of fruits and vegetables

·         Food defense - bioterrorism, intentional contamination and security controls

·         Foreign supplier verification and food imports

·         Facility registration and suspension

·         Domestic and foreign facility inspection targets

For more information and to view the speaker list and agenda,  click here.

Call for Papers: Exploring Link Between Food & Agriculture Policy and Obesity

The AALS Section on Agriculture and Food Law with present a session on the topic, "Exploring Link Between Food & Agriculture Policy and Obesity,"  on Saturday, January 5, 2013, 1:30-3:15 p.m.  Full-time faculty members of AALS member law schools are eligible to submit papers, or 1-3 page proposals, to Alison.Peck@mail.wvu.edu by June 15, 2012.  The Section program will be published in the Journal of Food Law & Policy.

ABA Food and Supplements Conference

ABA Food and Supplements Conference will be held on Tuesday, June 12th, at Sara Lee in Chicago.  There is a great conference agenda that promises to be a lively and enjoyable event.   You may read the brochure here.   Registration for the conference is now open.  The last one sold out.