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IPCSpecial EventsStandards for Food Safety in an Era of Globalized TradeWashington, DC The Cosmos Club 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Hosted by The World Food Law Institute, the International Food & Agricultural Trade Policy Council (IPC) and the American Society of International Law. At this roundtable, government and private sector proposals for improving the safety of US food imports were presented and discussed, with a particular focus on their repercussions on international trade. Dr David Acheson, Assistant Commissioner for Food Protection at the FDA, presented the FDA’s Food Protection Plan, which was released on November 6, 2007. Cal Dooley, President and CEO of the Grocery Manufacturers’ Association, spoke of the alignment of FDA’s plan with GMA’s Action Plan for Strengthening Imported Food Safety. Jay Taylor of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Joe O’Mara of O’Mara & Associates, Daniel Brinza, Assistant USTR for Monitoring and Enforcement and Ambassador Al Johnson of Allen F. Johnson and Associates served as commentators, highlighting potential implications of both sets of proposals in terms of trade and trade rules. Conference Materials and Related Information |