Welcome to the FMI Legal, Regulatory & Compliance Conference, a unique event specifically tailored to the food industry. Attendees network, while learning about and discussing developing legal topics and best practices for regulatory compliance. Continuing legal education (CLE) credits are available for attending.

KNOWLEDGE

Learn the latest on food labeling and litigation trends, employment and labor, traceability, crisis management and more!

COLLABORATE

Discuss key issues with peers impacting the food industry, across food retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers. 


NETWORK

Enjoy the event with a tight-knit group of peers who share your same passion and focus, in a idyllic location.

2023 Conference Topics

Key Regulatory Issues

Key Regulatory Issues Affecting the Food Industry

This informative session presented by Hogan Lovells will explore the latest food regulatory developments. Our presenters will discuss the proposed reorganization of the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) and what it means for the food industry. Our experts will also provide an overview of FDA inspectional and enforcement trends, along with the latest Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) updates, and regulatory developments related to allergens, heavy metals, and colors such as titanium dioxide. Finally, the Hogan Lovells team will dive into both nutrition and labeling priorities, addressing hot topics, such as sodium, added sugars, healthy labeling, and front-of-pack (FOP) labeling requirements.

Legal Conf 10

Food Labeling Priorities

There have been many developments related to food labeling, including the term ‘healthy’, front of pack labeling, plant-based products, and more. Explore these developments and their future implications in detail with industry experts. Class action litigation continues over various food labeling claims, sustainability claims, and even chemical contaminants.

Labor and Employment Law

Labor & Employment Law Update

This year’s Labor and Employment Update will address legal and social trends that are creating uncertainty, and urgency in the world of work—from understanding recent union organizing trends and changes at the National Labor Relations Board to reductions in force, pay transparency, generative AI and the continuing endeavor to foster inclusion, equity and diversity in a legal manner.

Product Recall

Crisis Management: Recalls and Beyond

During this panel, regulatory counsel, litigation counsel, and investigations counsel will dive into crisis management. This session will cover recalls, including how to recognize when a recall is warranted, effective communications, and managing through the details to successful termination. Beyond recalls, this session will cover other crises that food industry stakeholders, and in particular, retailers, commonly face and how to prepare for a potential crisis and respond quickly and effectively.

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Latest Government Relations News

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Today, FMI Vice President of Tax, Trade, Sustainability and Policy Development Andy Harig issued the following statement regarding the discussion of food prices during last night’s Presidential debate and the August 2024 Consumer Price Index (CPI)...

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Sep 10, 2024
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FMI Responds to Reagan-Udall Foundation Report, Urging Additional Time and Flexibility

Sep 4, 2024
Today, FMI Chief Public Policy Officer Jennifer Hatcher provided the following statement in light of the release of the Reagan-Udall Foundation’s report on the FDA's Food Traceability ...