By Kuei-Jung Ni Faced with increasing concerns about the misuse and overuse of antibiotics for food animals’ growth enhancement, which has caused serious antimicrobial resistance, FDA finally took action in December 2013 by issuing guidelines that ask antibiotics makers to remove the labeling of antibiotics for growth effects on a “voluntary” basis. FDA officials believe…
Faced with increasing concerns about the misuse and overuse of antibiotics for food animals’ growth enhancement, which has caused serious antimicrobial resistance, FDA finally took actions on December, 2013 by issuing guidelines that ask drug makers to remove the labeling of antibiotics for growth effects on a “voluntary” basis. FDA officials believe the voluntary participation…
[Ed. Note: On Friday, February 21, the Petrie-Flom Center, the Food Law and Policy Clinic (a division of the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation), the Food Law Lab, and the Harvard Food Law Society (with support from the Top University Strategic Alliance and the Dean’s Office at Harvard Law School) co-sponsored a conference at HLS called “New Directions for Food Safety:…
[Ed. Note: On Friday, the Petrie-Flom Center, the Food Law and Policy Clinic (a division of the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation), the Food Law Lab, and the Harvard Food Law Society (with support from the Top University Strategic Alliance and the Dean’s Office at Harvard Law School) co-sponsored a conference at HLS called “New Directions for Food Safety: The Food Safety…
This one-day conference will bring together experts in food law and regulation to discuss a range of issues including food safety, agriculture, risk regulation strategy, and international issues. Speakers are: Keynote: Peter Barton Hutt, Harvard Law School/Covington & Burling Alli Condra, Food Law and Policy Clinic, Harvard Law School Marsha Echols, Howard University School of Law Jacob E. Gersen,…
By Kuei-Jung Ni In response to the petition launched by a food blogger, FoodBabe, Subway, a big fast food chain, announced the removal of Azodicarbonamide (ADA) in bread production on February 6. As an ingredient for dough conditioner, the chemical is also used to make yoga mats and shoe rubber. Apart from Subway, other food…
This one-day conference will bring together experts in food law and regulation to discuss a range of issues including food safety, agriculture, risk regulation strategy, and international issues. Speakers are: Keynote: Peter Barton Hutt, Harvard Law School/Covington & Burling Alli Condra, Food Law and Policy Clinic, Harvard Law School Marsha Echols, Howard University School of Law…
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This conference will bring together scholars to discuss a range of issues related to the Food Safety and Modernization Act, including FSMA and risk regulation strategy; regulating farm production; benefits, challenges, and gaps in FSMA’s approach; and international issues and trade implications. Speakers include: KEYNOTE: Peter Barton Hutt, Harvard Law School/Covington & Burling – The Food Safety…
I am pleased to post that my new book, “Science and Technology in International Economic Law: Balancing Competing Interests” (co-edited with Professor Bryan Mercurio at the Chinese University of Hong Kong), was recently published by Routledge. In addition to the introduction, the book includes thirteen articles written by scholars from the Asia-Pacific region, Middle East,…
