Food Litigation and Regulation
July 2007
Food Litigation and Regulation
Agenda
8:30 am
Registration
9:00 am
Introduction to Food Laws and Regulation
- The Evolution of Food Regulation in the US
9:45 am
Complying with Food Quality Laws
- Jurisdiction - Federal, State and Local
- Alphabet Soup - FDA, USDA, EPA, CDC
- HACCP - Supreme Beef v. USDA
- Restructuring Government Oversight of the Food Industry (Are the foxes guarding the hen house?)
- The Labeling of Food Products
11:00 am
Nutrition and the Law
- Nutritional Program Requirements for Schools, Government Institutions and Nursing Homes
- When Do Nutrition Issues Become Food Safety Issues
- Health Claims: How far can you go?
- Obesity Litigation: Lessons from the fast food industry
- Marketing Food to Children
12:00 pm
Lunch (on your own)
1:15 pm
Ensuring Food Safety
- Food Injuries
- Typical Claims Made Against the Food Providers in Products Liability Cases
- The War Against Terror: How Safe is the Food Supply
- Food-Borne Pathogens
- Identifying Typical Food-Borne Disease
- Mad Cow Disease and It's Legal and Economic Repercussions
- Safety Procedural Guidelines for Food Storage and Refrigeration
- Food Allergies
- Genetically Modified Foods
- Irradiated Food Products
- Organic Food Products
- When Something Does Go Wrong: Damage Control
- What Can Insurance Do For You?
- Working the Media: Perspective From Both Sides
- The Critical Role of Experts in the Food Products Liability Case
2:45 pm
Honestly Representing the Food You're Selling
- Ethical and Honest Advertising
- Actual Product Requirements for Food Marketing Claims
- Food Fraud - What Constitutes Food Fraud
- The Importance of Fully Disclosing Contents
3:30 pm
Life Philosophy in Institutional Food Law
- Religious Preference and the Potential for Discrimination Lawsuits
- Food and Freedom of Speech
- Suing the Restaurant Critic
- How Aggressive Can the Press Be? (Food Lion vs. Capital Cities⁄ABC, Inc.)
- The Implications of Engler v. Winfrey on Food Libel
- Food Defamation Law: When Brussels Sprouts Fight Back
- When Foie Gras is Outlawed, Only Criminals Will Eat Foie Gras”
4:15 pm
Adjourn
Faculty
Barry Levenson JD
Mount Horeb Mustard Museum
Madison, WI
Thomas P.Wilson JD. Ph.D.
Colorado Bar Association CLE
Denver, CO
Video Replay: August 2, 2007
Denver: 1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Colorado Springs: 421 South Tejon Street, Suite 100
Grand Junction: 1250 East Sherwood Drive
Location Information
CLECI Large Classroom
1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
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Denver, CO 80203
Registration Fees
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| CBA | $249.00 |
| LITIG | $199.00 |
- General Credits: 6.00
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