Thursday, March 23
9:00–9:30 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:30–10:50 AM
FDLI Welcome, Keynote Addresses, and Joint Q&A
Christine M. Simmon, President & CEO, FDLI
Neal D. Fortin, Director, Institute for Food Laws and Regulations, Michigan State University and Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University College of Law and Chair, 2023 Food and Dietary Supplement Safety and Regulation Conference Planning Committee
Mark Moorman, Director, Office of Food Safety, CFSAN, FDA
Sandra B. Eskin, Deputy Under Secretary, Food Safety, USDA
10:50–11:10 AM
Networking and Refreshment Break
11:10 AM–12:10 PM
Food Regulation Year-in-Review and Agency Regulatory Initiatives on Food Safety
Andrea G. Ferrenz, Food Law Counsel, Campbell Soup Company
Diane C. McEnroe, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
Moderated by John F. Johnson, Senior Counsel, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
12:10–1:10 PM
Networking Luncheon
1:10–2:10 PM
Dietary Supplement Regulatory Updates and Impacts of Recent FDA/FTC Regulatory Initiatives
Haijing Hu, Branch Chief for Regulation, Implementation Branch, FDA-CFSAN
Christine Lee Delorme, Attorney, Division of Advertising Practices, FTC
Maged Sharaf, Senior Director, EAS Consulting Group
Jack Wenik, Member, Epstein Becker & Green, PC
2:20–3:20 PM
Food Standards of Identity: Barriers to Innovation or Necessary to Protect Product Identity?
Kris DeAngelo, Academic Specialist, Institute for Food Laws and Regulations Michigan State University
Stuart M. Pape, Senior Partner and Chair, FDA Practice, Polsinelli
Moderated by Pamela Grinter, Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP
3:20–3:35 PM
Break
3:35–4:35 PM
Dietary Supplements: Quality Components, Inspection Identity, and Criminalization
Ernest Fung, Senior Managing Health Scientist, Cardno ChemRisk
Dr. Omar Oyarzabal, Senior Consultant, EAS Consulting Group
Patrick Runkle, Trial Attorney, DOJ
4:35–6:00 PM
Conference Reception
Friday, March 24
8:30–9:00 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00–10:05 AM
FDLI Welcome and Panel Discussion
Bianca Cardona Melendez, Assistant Director, Educational Programs, FDLI
The Future of New Business Models in Retail
Andreas Keller, Director, Multi-Commodity Foods, Office of Food Safety, FDA-CFSAN
Steve Mandernach, Executive Director, Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO)
Suzie Trigg, Partner, Haynes Boone LLP
Alicia White, Vice President and Associate General Counsel-Operational Transactions and Regulatory Compliance, Whole Foods Market, Inc.
Moderated by Sharon Lindan Mayl, Partner, DLA Piper LLP (US)
10:15–11:15 AM
Regulation and Consultation Process on Cultivated Meat and Cell-Cultured Proteins in the U.S.
Jeremiah Fasano, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Food Additive Safety, FDA CFSAN
Amaru Sanchez, Associate, Wiley LLP
Eric Schulze, Vice President of Product and Regulation, UPSIDE Foods
John E. Wyand, Senior Partner Squire Patton Boggs LLP
Moderated by Deepti Kulkarni, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP
11:15–11:30 AM
Networking and Refreshment Break
11:30 AM–12:15 PM
Heavy Metals, PFAS, and Other Contaminants: Making Sense of the State and Federal Regulatory Landscape
Marisa Kreider, Principal Science Advisor, Cardno ChemRisk
Mark Thompson, Partner, Keller & Heckman LLP
Moderated by Judith M. Praitis, Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
12:15–1:15 PM
Networking Luncheon
1:15–2:00 PM
The Use of Bioactive Substances in Food and Dietary Supplements
Andrea Bruce, Senior Counsel, Hogan Lovells US LLP
Dennis Keefe, Former Director of the Office of Food Additive Safety, FDA-CFSAN
Duffy MacKay, Senior Vice President, Dietary Supplements, Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA)
Moderated by Ricardo Carvajal, Director, Hyman, Phelps and McNamara PC and Member, FDLI Board of Directors
2:00–2:15 PM
Networking Break
2:15–3:15 PM
Food Safety at USDA – What Companies Need to Know
Dr. Phillip Bronstein, Assistant Administrator, Office of Field Operations, USDA-FSIS
Brian Ronholm, Director of Food Policy, Consumer Reports
Brian Sylvester, Special Counsel, Covington & Burling LLP
Moderated by Bob Hibbert, Senior Counsel, Wiley LLP
3:15 PM
Closing Remarks and Adjournment