Illinois State Bar Association recently issued the following announcement.
DESCRIPTION:
Presented by the ISBA Food Law Section
Live Webcast
Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2021
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
1.0 hour MCLE credit
Don’t miss this hot-topic issue regarding food labeling requirements for plant-based products and the regulation of cell-based (cultivated) meat. Agricultural law attorneys, animal law practitioners, food lawyers, and local government counsel with all levels of practice experience who attend this seminar will better understand:
- The current and pending litigation regarding the labeling of plant-based products;
- The intersecting agencies’ regulation of cell-based meats;
- How the proposed regulations may impact both the industry and the consumer; and
- Much more!
Program Coordinator/Moderator:
Molly L. Wiltshire, Schiff Hardin LLP, Chicago
Program Speaker:
Laura Braden, Lead Regulatory Counsel, The Good Food Institute, Washington D.C.About the Speaker:
Laura Braden is the Lead Regulatory Counsel of the Good Food Institute (GFI), which is among the organizations advocating to shape the regulation of plant-based and alternative meat products. She joined GFI from Wiley Rein, where she worked on a variety of regulatory and litigation issues as a consulting counsel. Laura has also worked at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and at Fish & Richardson P.C. She has extensive experience in complex federal trial and appellate litigation, regulatory work, and strategic counseling.
Original source can be found here.