Overview
The term “functional food” is rising in popularity, and there is increased consumer interest in better nutrition and improving overall health. However, as we have seen with other popular industry terms, there is no consensus definition for a “functional food” and consumer confusion abounds. During this webinar, speakers will discuss the history of foods that promise benefits in addition to nutrition, including health inequalities for access to good nutrition, challenges companies face in communicating the added benefits of their products, and how FDA and FTC does and should regulate functional foods and nutrition-based claims.
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Speakers
Megan Olsen, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Council for Responsible Nutrition
Sarah Roller, Partner, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Christopher Van Gundy, Partner, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
MEGAN OLSEN is Vice President and Assistant General Counsel for the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) in Washington, DC. At CRN, she provides legal counsel and advice to CRN’s staff and members in the areas of legislation, regulatory compliance and advocacy, and international policy development with respect to dietary supplements and nutrition issues. Prior to joining CRN, Ms. Olsen was in-house counsel for Walgreen Co., where she provided legal advice about Food and Drug Administration, Federal Trade Commission, and other consumer protection regulatory requirements for a wide variety of consumer products, including conventional food, dietary supplements, OTCs, and cosmetics. Ms. Olsen began her career at Kelley Drye and Warren LLP working on a variety of consumer protection, regulatory, and advertising law issues.
SARAH ROLLER is a partner in the Washington, DC office of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP and chair of the firm’s Food and Drug Law Practice. For more than 30 years, Ms. Roller’s practice has focused on the representation of US and global companies and industry organizations that are involved in the development, manufacture, packaging, labeling, marketing and sale of foods, beverages and consumer health products. She represents companies in proceedings before FDA, USDA, FTC, TTB and state governmental bodies, and serves as regulatory counsel in litigation matters involving U.S. food law. Ms. Roller is a Registered Dietitian and received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her Master of Public Health from the University of Minnesota. She received her Juris Doctor from The George Washington University. Ms. Roller has been recognized nationally as a leading practitioner by Chambers USA and selected as one of The Best Lawyers in America.
CHRISTOPHER VAN GUNDY is a partner at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP. His practice involves counseling and representing food and consumer product manufacturers, distributors, and retailers both in litigation and as to regulatory matters. He defends companies in consumer false advertising purported class actions, and advises on FDA, USDA, California Proposition 65, and CBD matters.Virtual Learning FAQ
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