Join food safety experts Maile Hermida and Elizabeth Fawell of Hogan Lovells for the latest ASTA/FEMA FSMA Webinar scheduled for on Thursday, December 3 at 12:00pm (ET).

The steps required and documentation necessary to verify that your foreign supply chain is safe are changing soon and it will require a new way of doing business.  All spice industry businesses that import food into or do business in the United States should be acquainted with these requirements. Join us for the latest installment of the ASTA/FEMA FSMA Webinar focusing on the newly released Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) final rule.

During this two-hour webinar, food safety experts Elizabeth Fawell and Maile Gradison Hermida of Hogan Lovells will take you on a deep dive through the final rule and then field questions from the participants.  FSVP will hold importers accountable for verifying that their foreign suppliers are implementing modern, prevention-oriented food safety practices that achieve the same level of food safety required of domestic producers, growers and suppliers.  These are new requirements to the food industry. Any companies that rely on overseas suppliers as part of their supply chain won’t want to miss this event.

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About the Speakers:

Maile Gradison Hermida Associate, Hogan Lovells

Maile Gradison Hermida practices with Hogan Lovells in the area of food and agriculture law. She represents food companies, including manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and their trade associations. Her clients are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, Department of Agriculture, Federal Trade Commission, and other health and safety regulatory agencies at both the federal and state levels.

Maile advises clients on the development of label claims, website and promotional campaigns for products, as well as the various requirements applicable to the labeling of foods. She also provides assistance to trade associations and food companies with fashioning comments and developing strategies in response to agency rulemaking and other public policy issues. Her practice is increasingly focused on counseling companies and trade associations as to the implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. Maile also assists clients with responses to Federal Trade Commission, Congressional, and state Attorney General investigations and counsels clients on the development, interpretation, and enforcement of laws and regulations governing food production, processing, and distribution.

Prior to joining Hogan Lovells, she served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Charles F. Lettow of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Maile graduated with high honors from The George Washington University Law School, where she served as executive editor of The George Washington Law Review.

Elizabeth B. Fawell, Counsel, Hogan Lovells

Elizabeth Fawell practices in the area of food and agriculture law. She represents food companies, including manufacturers, distributors, retailers, as well as restaurants and foodservice operators, and their trade associations. Her clients are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and other health and safety regulatory agencies at both the federal and state levels.

Elizabeth counsels clients on the development, interpretation, and enforcement of laws and regulations governing food production, processing, distribution, and marketing. She analyzes legislation introduced in Congress and state legislatures, as well regulations proposed by FDA and USDA. Elizabeth provides assistance to trade associations and food companies with preparing comments and developing strategies in response to legislative proposals, agency rule makings, guidance documents, and other public policy issues. Her practice increasingly involves counseling companies and trade associations regarding implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), having been directly involved in the development of this landmark legislation on behalf of food industry clients. She also advises clients on the development of label claims, website and promotional campaigns for products, as well as the various requirements applicable to the labeling of foods. Elizabeth assists clients in advertising disputes and with responses to Federal Trade Commission, congressional, and state Attorney General investigations.

Elizabeth’s practice also includes advising food and consumer product companies subject to the jurisdiction of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC). She counsels clients on compliance with CPSC safety standards, as well as testing and certification requirements. In addition, Elizabeth assists companies in complying with CPSC reporting requirements.

Prior to joining Hogan Lovells, Elizabeth was a legislative assistant with the Office of Congresswoman Anne M. Northup. Previously, she was an English teacher with Foshan Yi Zhong Xue.