Eric Greenberg

If you’ve been following the recent controversies over the federal regulation of food contact materials in the U.S., including packaging, you’ve seen a variety of types of activity.

Considerations for entering into well-thought-out contracts with contract packagers.

California bonked plastics and packaging on the head with a new law in late June.

At the risk of overdramatizing, the food label is a continuing cauldron of controversy.

As an attorney, my job is easy. I advise clients that they should follow the law. As we say in Latin, “Duh.”

A recent federal court decision gave a big boost to the FDA’s Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) rules. As with last month’s column, this one will examine this single case for its unique lessons.

It’s the A, B, Cs of food manufacturing and packaging. Building-in controls that assure food safety and quality are the very essence of any good food operation.

It’s the A, B, Cs of food manufacturing and packaging. Building-in controls that assure food safety and quality are the very essence of any good food operation.

If you have been waiting and hoping for a federal change in law or policy about cannabis and CBD products, it’s OK to start holding your breath now, because real changes are likelier than ever during 2021.