Food Law encompasses international, federal, state, and local laws that govern members of the commercial food industry. These laws regulate how food can be produced domestically or imported, processed, transported, distributed, and sold by retailers for end-use consumption.
Meeting the challenges associated with this heavily regulated industry requires diverse legal and administrative talents. Food industry members inevitably encounter issues associated with numerous areas of responsibility, compliance, and requirements, including:
- Administrative rules and marketing orders.
- Antitrust, fair trade, and competition laws.
- Commercial contracts and business laws.
- Crisis prevention strategies, including preparing and assisting with the implementation of recall programs, inspection policies, and compliance with FSMA.
- Crisis management, including misbranding lawsuits, government enforcement actions, PACA claims, and contamination events.
- Federal, state, and occasionally even local registration or authorization requirements.
- Intellectual Property laws that govern the creation and use of trademarks for food products.
- Labeling regulations, e.g., FDA, USDA, and DSHEA claims and labeling compliance.
- Production regulations.
- Taxation regulations.
- Transportation laws.
- Use of substances laws.
How we can help:
GrayRobinson is a law and lobbying firm of more than 250 attorneys and professionals practicing in over 80 diverse areas to serve clients throughout America. Our Food Law Team includes attorneys and professionals who represent clients in connection with the laws, regulations, and business challenges facing producers, importers, processors, distributors, and retailers of the commercial food industry.
Because lawyers and professionals of GrayRobinson work collaboratively, our team can provide a “one-stop” service for a comprehensive range of food industry legal and business needs, including:
- Agricultural Law and Administrative Compliance
- Business Entity Formation
- Commercial Leasing
- Contracts
- Co-op Formation and Maintenance
- Crop and Livestock Production
- Crop Insurance
- Farm Leasing
- Government Affairs and Lobbying
- Import/Export
- Labeling, Registration, and Reporting
- Land Use and Zoning
- Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Marketing Order Compliance
- Nonprofit Law
- Product Liability
- Production, Distribution, and Marketing Contracts
- Real Property Law
- Taxation
- Transportation
- Wills, Trusts, and Estate Planning