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2024 Regulatory Update

National Confectioners Association — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 14:20:25 +0000

This two-day virtual event explored the critical food safety and nutrition policies shaping the future of the confectionery industry. The program kicked off off with keynote speaker Jim Jones, the FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods who provided a review of the Agency’s new organizational changes as well as upcoming food safety and nutrition priorities.

Day 1

Welcome & Introductions

Farida Mohamedshah, NCA

FDA’s Human Food Program Priorities

Jim Jones, FDA

FDA Approach to Food Chemical Safety

Shayla West-Barnette, Ph.D., FDA

Food Safety Update

Elizabeth Fawell, Hogan Lovells

Emerging Concepts for Food Allergy Risk Assessment and Management

Joseph Baumert, Food Allergy Research and Resource Program (FARRP)

Day 2

Welcome & Introductions

Farida Mohamedshah, NCA

Nutrition Update

UPF Overview

Allie Graham, Food Directions

Healthy and FOP update

Mason Weeda, OFW Law

Update on the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Process

Diane Welland, NCA

Overhaul of Chevron Doctrine:
Potential Implications for the Industry

Tish Pahl, OFW Law

PFAS: Federal and State updates

Kyla Kaplan, OFW Law

Food Additives Update

Farida Mohamedshah, NCA

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Labeling Decoded: Navigating Regulatory Requirements in Confectionery Labeling

National Confectioners Association — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 17:24:50 +0000

NCA is hosting a two-day hybrid workshop* to educate the confectionery industry on labeling regulations impacting the industry. Leading regulatory experts will provide an overview of the Biden Administration’s nutrition policy and a comprehensive review of U.S. labeling requirements.

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2023 Regulatory Update

National Confectioners Association — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 19:09:49 +0000

NCA’s Regulatory Update is a two-day virtual briefing on the latest information essential to understanding the current confectionery regulatory landscape and the impact on your business. Attendees will learn more about recent and upcoming changes at FDA and the agency’s top priorities right now, food safety, labeling, California’s Prop 65 and cannabis.

Day One

Welcome & Introductions

Farida Mohamedshah, NCA

FDA’s Human Food Program Priorities

Jim Jones, FDA

FDA Approach to Food Chemical Safety

Dr. Conrad Choiniere, FDA

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Policy Overview

Rob Keith, AMERIPEN

Food Safety Update

Elizabeth Fawell, Hogan Lovells

Day Two

Welcome & Introductions

Farida Mohamedshah, NCA

Food Labeling and Nutrition Update

Mason Weeda, OFW Law

Global Food and Nutrition Policy Landscape

Beth Johnson, FoodDirections

California Prop 65

Bob Falk, R. Falk Law

Cannabis Update

Tish Pahl, OFW Law

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2022 Regulatory Update

National Confectioners Association — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 19:03:48 +0000

Hear directly from the FDA on the agency’s nutrition and food safety priorities, as well as from several legal and regulatory experts. Presenters will provide their updates and insights on food and nutrition regulations and policies related to food labeling, food safety, cannabis regulations, California’s Prop 65, 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines and more.

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Country Report Series: Front-of-Pack Labeling Initiatives

National Confectioners Association — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 14:41:23 +0000

Legislation requiring front-of-package nutritional labeling (FOPNL) information for foods high in sugar and salt is being widely adopted around the world. These country reports assess the landscape by identifying current FOPNL regulations, assessing the future of FOPNL legislation and highlighting future potential regulatory dangers for the chocolate & confectionery industry. The report is taken from NCA’s Global Confectionery Report on Front-of-Pack Labeling Initiatives.

This country report includes analysis of how 500 consumers in each country responded to a survey on their chocolate & confectionery purchasing habits and how these are likely to be impacted by regulatory initiatives such as FOPNL. The report also includes a number of themes coming from a range of expert interviews conducted with confectionery manufacturers, retailers, policy makers and other representatives from the confectionery industry.

The report begins with a Global Executive Summary of findings and continues with an examination of each country specifically through the survey results and expert interviews.

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Front-of-Package Labeling Initiatives and Beyond

National Confectioners Association — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 18:30:24 +0000

Fitch Solution’s Michelle Berman, head of food and drink practice, and Nick Jotischky, head of advisory practice, share insights on front-of-package labeling requirements for the confectionery industry across the globe and where they see future regulatory efforts are headed.

We’ll explore the insights and challenges associated with front-of-pack regulations, how the industry is currently navigating such requirements and opportunities that lay ahead regarding future compliance. The discussion also features the consumer’s perspective and their evolving purchasing habits in seven markets – Canada, Australia, China, South Korea, UAE, UK and Germany.

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2022 Regulatory Update

National Confectioners Association — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 14:06:13 +0000

NCA’s Regulatory Update will be a two-day virtual briefing for NCA member companies on the latest information essential to understanding the current confectionery regulatory landscape. This event will allow industry professionals to stay informed and up to date on regulatory shifts that could impact your business.

On November 1 and 2, attendees will hear directly from the FDA on the agency’s nutrition and food safety priorities, as well as from several legal and regulatory experts. Presenters will provide their updates and insights on food and nutrition regulations and policies related to food labeling, food safety, cannabis regulations, California’s Prop 65, 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines and more.

Event Schedule

Tuesday, November 1

12:00 p.m.

Welcome & Introductions

Farida Mohamedshah, Senior Vice President of Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, National Confectioners Association

12:10 p.m.

FDA’s Food Safety and Nutrition Priorities

Susan T. Mayne, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration

Dr. Susan Mayne will give a broad overview of the Center’s activities to carry out its public health mission. This presentation will cover FDA-led initiatives outlined in the September 2022 “Biden-Harris Administration National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health,” including empowering consumers to make and have access to healthy food choices through a suite of policy initiatives involving labeling and other tools to create a healthier food supply for all; modernizing innovative approaches to prevent foodborne illness; and reducing toxic elements and chemicals in food.

Learn about FDA’s activities to:

Reduce diet-related chronic disease as part of the National Strategy.
Fulfill its public health mission to ensure the safety of the nation’s food supply.
Reduce exposure to toxic elements and chemicals in food.

12:40 p.m.

Food Safety Update

Elizabeth Fawell, Partner, Hogan Lovells

What are the key food safety issues in 2022 and beyond? Hear the latest regulatory updates in food safety and enforcement. This session will cover a wide range of current topics, including allergen controls, inspections and enforcement activities, implementation of the FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety initiative and chemical contaminants in foods. Receive the status of each of these and a crystal ball outlook for the coming year.

1:10 p.m.

Cannabis in Foods and Dietary Supplements – A Legal, Policy, and Regulatory Update

Tish Pahl, Principal, Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz PC

Tish Pahl will provide an update on federal cannabis legislative proposals, state-level legalization and federal regulatory activity. There are dozens of legislative attempts to reform federal cannabis law, including the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA) and the SAFE Banking Act. In addition, the 2023 farm bill will likely have important impacts on the use of certain cannabis-derived ingredients in foods and dietary supplements. As Congress continues to consider federal cannabis reform, states have continued to legalize medical and recreational cannabis use. Tish will discuss these various federal and state efforts, including prospects for federal action, what is likely to change in the U.S. with the November election and what the FDA and FTC have been doing (and not doing) in the meantime.

Wednesday, November 2

12:00 p.m.

Welcome & Introductions

Farida Mohamedshah, Senior Vice President of Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, National Confectioners Association

12:10 p.m.

Federal Nutrition Update

Allie Graham, MS, RDN, Senior Director of Food Policy and Global Regulatory Affairs, Food Directions

White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health

The presentation will provide an overview of the conference and the administration’s national strategy to end hunger and increase healthy eating and physical activity by 2030 so fewer Americans experience diet-related diseases—while reducing related health disparities. Recommendations and actions that impact the confectionery industry will be highlighted.

Dietary Guidelines for Americans

The presentation will provide an overview on the purpose and process of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the current work on the new 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines. Topics and questions of importance to the confectionery industry identified by the Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture for review by the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee for 2025-2030 edition will be highlighted.

12:40 p.m.

Food and Nutrition Labeling Update

Mason Weeda, Principal/FDA Food and Digital Health Practice Head, Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz PC

This presentation will cover hot topics emerging or ongoing with the FDA and key areas of state concern will be covered:

Front-of-pack labeling appears to be a policy issue that the FDA will be addressing soon, along with a regulatory definition for “healthy”.
How the FDA will address ingredient substitutions as the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency ends but supply chain issues persist.
State Plaintiff Attorneys are more prevalent than ever; emerging areas of focus include allegations of misrepresenting sustainability (or ESG), protein content and serving size.

Other labeling areas we will touch on include carbon labeling, clean labeling, country of origin and allergen labeling, among others.

1:10 p.m.

California Prop 65

Bob Falk, Proposition 65 Strategic Consulting And Mediation Services, R Falk Law, LLP

Participants will gain insight on the Proposition 65-related risks they may face and how to prepare for addressing them.

Key takeaways:

How Proposition 65 has recently been applied to confections, including with regard to traces of lead, cadmium and acrylamide.
Recent enforcement and litigation trends.
Recent rulemaking activities and their likely outcomes.

Presenters

Farida Mohamedsh

Senior Vice President of Scientific & Regulatory Affairs

National Confectioners Association

Farida Mohamedshah is the senior vice-president of scientific and regulatory affairs at NCA, overseeing the association’s relationships with industry regulators and providing member companies with information on nutrition, food safety and other regulations that impact the manufacturing, distribution and sale of confectionery items.

Before joining NCA, Mohamedshah was the director of food, health and nutrition at the Institute of Food Technologists, serving as the group’s principal scientific and technical resource on these topics. She has published papers in the fields of nutrition and food science, and is a member of the American Society for Nutrition and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. As a nutritionist, she worked on a GRAS dossier and reviews for health and structure function claims for nutrients and bioactive components.

Mohamedshah has a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics and a Master of Science in Textile Chemistry and Clothing from the University of Bombay and a Master of Science in Human Nutrition & Food Systems from the University of Maryland.

Up to Schedule

Susan T. Mayne, Ph.D.

Director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

Food and Drug Administration

Susan Mayne is the director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition at the FDA. In this position, Dr. Mayne leads the Center’s development and implementation of programs and policies related to the safety and labeling of foods, food and color additives, and cosmetics. The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition’s responsibilities also include fostering the development of healthier foods and ensuring that consumers have access to accurate and useful information to make healthy food choices.

An internationally recognized public health leader and scientist, Dr. Mayne received a B.A. in chemistry from the University of Colorado. She earned a Ph.D. in nutritional sciences, with minors in biochemistry and toxicology, from Cornell University.

Prior to joining the FDA in January 2015, she spent nearly three decades at Yale University, where she held an endowed chair as the C.E.A. Winslow Professor of Epidemiology. Her distinguished career there included two leadership positions: Chair of the Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Associate Director of the Yale Cancer Center.

Dr. Mayne has conducted extensive research on food, nutrition and health. She is the author or coauthor of nearly 250 scientific publications, and her work has been cited more than 17,000 times.

She completed two consecutive terms on the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Sciences and a five-year term on the Board of Scientific Counselors for the U.S. National Cancer Institute.

Up to Schedule

Elizabeth Fawell

Partner

Hogan Lovells

Elizabeth Fawell is the food industry’s trusted advisor for everything from significant compliance and enforcement matters to day-to-day regulatory issues. She has considerable experience helping clients effectively negotiate consent decrees and manage recalls, inspections, Warning Letters and other crises. Elizabeth also is an effective advisor to clients developing new products, helping them navigate the regulatory framework and developing successful labeling and advertising campaigns. Elizabeth’s deep knowledge and experience with the FDA FSMA – having worked on FSMA since its inception, shaping both legislation and regulations – uniquely positions her to provide insightful guidance and practical advice on company food safety programs and to effectively advocate before the FDA on food safety policies and pending regulations.

Up to Schedule

Tish Pahl

Principal

Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz PC

Tish Eggleston Pahl is a principal at Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz PC. She is regulatory counsel to drug, cosmetic, dietary supplement, food and cannabis clients with concerns before the FDA, the FTC, and other federal agencies. Her work has encompassed representation of companies making and marketing human and animal prescription and over-the-counter drugs, dietary supplements, cannabis and cosmetics. She also advises trade association clients on a range of antitrust and trade regulation issues and is General Counsel to the NCA. Tish is a regular participant in NCA activities, providing FDA regulatory and antitrust counsel to the Board, the Chocolate Council and other committees.

Tish is a frequent speaker on cannabis and pharmaceutical supply chain matters and teaches drug law courses at the FDA. Tish graduated from Northwestern University and earned her Juris Doctor from Northwestern University (cum laude).

Up to Schedule

Allie Graham

Senior Director of Food Policy and Global Regulatory Affairs

Food Directions

Allie Graham is the Senior Director of Food Policy and Global Regulatory Affairs at Food Directions. Allie manages client’s policy and regulatory priorities for food, nutrition, and food labeling. Until August 2019, she worked as a Science and Regulatory Manager at Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA, now Consumer Brands Association) supporting the development and implementation of domestic/international food labeling standards and nutrition policy positions. Allie earned her Master’s degree in Nutrition with a focus on Global Nutrition Education from University of New Haven and trained as a Registered Dietitian at Yale New Haven Hospital. Allie is also a trained chef; and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Culinary Nutrition from Johnson & Wales University.

Up to Schedule

Mason Weeda

Principal/FDA Food and Digital Health Practice Head

Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz PC

Mason is the head of OFW Law’s FDA Food Practice and is also outside regulatory counsel to NCA. He advises businesses on laws and regulations involving the manufacturing, marketing, promotion, and distribution of FDA-regulated food and dietary supplements. Mason also provides counsel to other trade associations and commodity groups, which includes FDA-regulated industries, and advises businesses on transactional matters concerning FDA regulations and related requirements. With this work, Mason follows emerging food policy issues.

Up to Schedule

Bob Falk

Proposition 65 Strategic Consulting And Mediation Services

R Falk Law, LLP

Bob Falk is an attorney, strategic consultant, and certified mediator primarily focused on California’s unique Proposition 65 warnings law. He is special counsel to NCA and several other trade associations regarding Proposition 65 and other California regulatory matters. Bob has negotiated and drafted more Proposition 65 settlements than anyone and has led or participated in numerous related mediations and court proceedings. He previously represented and counseled a wide variety of clients as a partner at the San Francisco-based law firm of Morrison & Foerster LLP.

Bob’s expertise in Proposition 65 has been widely recognized. Legal 500 recommended him for such work as a “personable, professional, and a trusted adviser.” In addition, Bob has helped clients with FDA and CPSC requirements, California’s Unfair Competition and Consumer Legal Remedies statutes, and federal and state “green marketing” and “green chemistry” regulations.

Bob serves on the Advisory Board of Proposition 65 Clearinghouse and was a member of the American College of Environmental Lawyers. He previously chaired the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Environmental Law and served on the Advisory Board of the Center for Law, Energy, and the Environment at UC Berkeley.

Bob graduated from law school at UC Berkeley and has been admitted to the California bar since 1989. He previously obtained his master’s degree in public administration from New York University and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the State University of New York.

Up to Schedule

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Front-of-Package Labeling Initiatives and Beyond

National Confectioners Association — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 20:58:23 +0000

Join us on October 20 at 1:00 p.m. ET as Fitch Solution’s Michelle Berman, head of food and drink practice, and Nick Jotischky, head of advisory practice, share insights on front-of-package labeling requirements for the confectionery industry across the globe and where they see future regulatory efforts are headed.

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Memo: FDA Publishes New Q&A on “0 g Total Sugar” Statements

National Confectioners Association — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 13:47:00 +0000

Hogan Lovells Memo re: FDA newly published Q&A on “0 g Total Sugar” statements

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NCA Comments on Saudi Arabia Proposed FOPNL Rulemaking

National Confectioners Association — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 13:15:00 +0000

NCA’s comments to USDA FAS on Saudi Arabia’s Proposed Rulemaking on Front-of-Pack Nutritional Labeling (FOPNL).

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California Advocacy Day – Regulatory Update

National Confectioners Association — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:49:00 +0000

Biden Administration Big Picture Policies, US Regulatory Issues, State Regulatory Issues (California, New York) International Regulatory and Policy Issues

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Nutrition Labeling Archives - NCA

2024 Regulatory Update

Day 1

Welcome & Introductions

FDA’s Human Food Program Priorities

FDA Approach to Food Chemical Safety

Food Safety Update

Emerging Concepts for Food Allergy Risk Assessment and Management

Day 2

Welcome & Introductions

Nutrition Update

UPF Overview

Healthy and FOP update

Update on the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Process

Overhaul of Chevron Doctrine: Potential Implications for the Industry

PFAS: Federal and State updates

Food Additives Update

Download Presentation Decks & Recordings:

Labeling Decoded: Navigating Regulatory Requirements in Confectionery Labeling

2023 Regulatory Update

Day One

Welcome & Introductions

FDA’s Human Food Program Priorities

FDA Approach to Food Chemical Safety

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Policy Overview

Food Safety Update

Day Two

Welcome & Introductions

Food Labeling and Nutrition Update

Global Food and Nutrition Policy Landscape

California Prop 65

Cannabis Update

2022 Regulatory Update

Country Report Series: Front-of-Pack Labeling Initiatives

Front-of-Package Labeling Initiatives and Beyond

2022 Regulatory Update

Event Schedule

Tuesday, November 1

Welcome & Introductions

FDA’s Food Safety and Nutrition Priorities

Food Safety Update

Cannabis in Foods and Dietary Supplements – A Legal, Policy, and Regulatory Update

Wednesday, November 2

Welcome & Introductions

Federal Nutrition Update

Food and Nutrition Labeling Update

California Prop 65

Presenters

Front-of-Package Labeling Initiatives and Beyond

Memo: FDA Publishes New Q&A on “0 g Total Sugar” Statements

NCA Comments on Saudi Arabia Proposed FOPNL Rulemaking

California Advocacy Day – Regulatory Update

Overhaul of Chevron Doctrine:
Potential Implications for the Industry