FOOD: DESCRIPTION

McKenna Long & Aldridge's Food and Drug lawyers assist manufacturers of food ingredients in preparing and filing:

• Citizen petitions
• Comments on USDA and FDA proposals
• Food additive petitions
• Generally recognized as safe (GRAS) affirmation petitions

Other client services include:

• Devising strategies for the safety evaluation of food ingredients
• Reviewing new product formulations
• Reviewing food labels and advertisements
• Advising on contractual and product liability issues
• Providing advice on pesticides and contaminants in foods
• Counseling clients regarding state environmental and labeling laws, such as California's Proposition 65