The Obama Administration and New Democratic Congress
A Webinar on Food and Agriculture Matters (Rebroadcast)

From The Food Institute and Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Bode Matz PC

Featured Speakers:

  • Charles Stenholm, Former Texas Congressman and member of the House Committee on Agriculture throughout his 26-year House career.
  • Marshall L. Matz, Former Special Counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
  • Richard Frank, Founder Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Bode Matz PC and Former Chairman of The Food Institute
  • Robert Hahn, Esq., Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Bode Matz PC

Besides food safety, other legislation we are likely to see in 2009 includes USDA reorganization, nutrition labeling for restaurant menus, and child nutrition reauthorization. A more vigorous enforcement climate is also likely. New food safety regulations will impose additional compliance responsibilities on processors and growers alike. Food imports can be expected to receive special scrutiny. Labeling requirements may change also.

The regulatory environment of 2009 and beyond will be one in which greater control will be exerted over food production and distribution. Given this environment, it is vitally important that executives and managers in the food industry, including growers, manufacturers, processors, and retailers, as well as others such as analysts, stay abreast of what is likely to be a fast unfolding legislative and regulatory agenda.

This webinar provided the necessary background to understand, plan for, and operate within a changing regulatory environment.

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