National Food Law Forum
Issues covered include: regulatory issues affecting food law, health and therapeutic claims, FSAZ standards, allergen management and food production, product recalls, regulatory supple chain obligations
Description
This national Forum provides a comprehensive and interactive day focusing on the most topical pressure points in this customer focused market. Get straight on regulatory interfaces and other regulatory pressures; get straight on health claims vs therapeutic claims, review FSAZ standards and their practical application to allergen management and food production. Examine best practice and crisis management of product recalls, as well as key regulatory supply chain obligations.
Attend and earn 7 CPD units in Substantive Law
Session 1
Technical and Regulatory Compliance
Chair: Dr Simon Brooke-Taylor, Director and Principal Consultant, Brooke-Taylor & Co
9.00am to 9.05am Opening Comments by the Chair
9.05am to 9.50am: Regulatory Interfaces: Where is the Line in the Sand?
- Understanding the overlap between foods, medicines and cosmetics
- ‘Cosmetic’ claims on foods
- Health claims vs therapeutic claims
- The new kid on the block: unravelling the regulatory framework for cannabis in food, cosmetics and therapeutic goods
- Regulatory guidelines at the interface
- Relevant case studies
Presented by Dr Teresa Nicoletti, Partner, Mills Oakley; Leading Lawyer (Band 1), Life Sciences, Chambers Asia-Pacific; Best Lawyers 2019 Life Sciences Practice, Biotechnology Law and Health & Aged Care Law
9.50am to 10.35am: Safe and Suitable Food: Applying FSANZ Standards to Manage Risk
- How the food standards code addresses risk
- Other risk management systems
- How a due diligence defence can be applied under the Model Food Provisions (of the Food Act)
- What is meant by ‘may contain traces’?
Presented by Alan Edwards, Snr Food Incident Response & Complaints Co-ordinator Compliance and Integrity Systems, NSW Food Authority
10.35am to 10.50am Morning Tea
10.50am to 11.35am: CASE SCENARIOS: Allergens and Food Production: Technical and Regulatory Compliance in Practice
- Allergen management and technical compliance
- Cross contamination risk in production
- Supply chain liability
- Food production
Presented by Alan Edwards, Snr Food Incident Response & Complaints Co-ordinator Compliance and Integrity Systems, NSW Food Authority; Kirsten Grinter, President, Allergen Bureau and Scientific Affairs & Nutrition Manager Oceania | Technical & Production and Inggrid Aryal, Food Safety Manager Oceania | Technical & Production, Nestlé
11.35am to 12.20pm: The Food Lawyer’s Role in Product Recall: Crisis Management and Best Practice
- What questions require legal input quickly following a food safety incident?
- When should a food company resist regulatory pressure to recall?
- Case studies in negotiating with food regulators
Presented by Charles Fisher, Principal Lawyer & Consultant, Food Legal
12.20pm to 1.05pm: Key Regulatory Pressure Points in Supply Chain Obligations
- Supply chain issues and obligations in food transportation
- The Modern Slavery Act 2018: obligations to verify the suppliers and providers in the chain
Presented by Abigail McGregor, Partner and Katherine Morris, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
1.05pm to 1.15pm Final Q&A and Closing Comments by the Chair
Session 2
Advertising and Labelling Compliance
Chair: Ciska de Rijk, Legal Advisor– New Zealand, Jacobs Douwe Egberts
2.00pm to 3.00pm: Trends in Food Advertising and Government Regulation
- Food and Beverage Code: developments and decisions
- Advertising to children
- The trend in domestic and overseas government regulations
Presented by Megan McEwin, Director of Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA)
3.00pm to 4.00pm: Practical Guidance on the Interaction Between Food Labelling and Other Legal Requirements
- Is it natural? Is it healthy? Is it nutritious? Is it milk? Is it meat? Interpreting overlapping requirements: New Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code, Food Standards Code and the ACCC
- How long does a claim last? ‘new’, ‘bigger’, ‘the latest’
- Latest on social media, celebrity influencers, testimonials, and advertising risk
- ACCC high risk advertising claims: ‘Country of origin’, ‘Organic’, ‘Fair Trade’, ‘Vegan’, ‘Dairy Free’, ‘Refined Sugar’, ‘Hand-crafted’, ‘Fresh’, ‘Artisan’
- Business risk issues: unfair contract terms, GDPR, anti-bribery, look-alike marketing, class actions
Presented by Odette Gourley, Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth; Leading Lawyer (Band 1), Life Sciences, Chambers Asia-Pacific; Best Lawyers 2019, Biotechnology Law, Intellectual Property Law, Life Sciences Practice, Litigation; Recommended Contentious Intellectual Property Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019
4.00pm to 4.15pm Afternoon Tea
4.15pm to 5.15pm: INDUSTRY PANEL DISCUSSION: Green and Environmental Claims: Industry Perspective and Approach
- What does sustainable, organic and biodegradable mean?
- What companies are doing
- Evidence required to prove sustainability: Environmental Claims Code
- Steps to substantiate a ‘green’ claim
- Dealing with current and future customer expectations
Facilitator:
Ciska de Rijk, Legal Advisor– New Zealand, Jacobs Douwe Egberts
Panellists:
Sonia Stewart, Barrister, 5 Wentworth Chambers
Georgina Rigoni, Corporate Counsel, Nestlé Legal Team, Nestlé Australia
Charles Fisher, Principal Lawyer & Consultant, Food Legal
Alex Butterworth, Senior Legal Counsel, McDonalds Australia
Venue
Cliftons Sydney
Level 3, 10 Spring Street
Sydney 2000
NSW
Australia
Directions
Nearby Public Transport:
Train Stations - Wynyard 400m OR Martin Place 500m
Bus Interchange - Clarence Street 450m
Ferry - Circular Quay 1.2km
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