Evangelia C. Pelonis joined Keller and Heckman in 2003 as a Food and Drug Associate. Ms. Pelonis' practice focuses on all regulatory and compliance matters of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture relating to human food, animal feed, food additives and ingredients, and dietary supplements. Ms. Pelonis' works with clients to achieve their marketing goals within the applicable legal frameworks. She counsels clients in all aspects of food development and marketing, from product formulation and manufacturing considerations to food labeling and advertising.
Ms. Pelonis regularly assists clients with issues involving:
· Review of food labeling and promotional materials, including appropriate common or usual names, ingredient declarations, nutrition labeling, health claims, nutrient content claims, structure function claims, allergen labeling, organic labeling
· Review of substantiation for labeling and advertising claims
· Food safety and preparing self-determined GRAS positions and GRAS Notifications for submission to FDA
· FDA enforcement actions and responses to Warning Letters
· Compliance with FDA's Bioterrorism regulations
· Assisting clients with product recalls and reports to the Reportable Food Registry
· Import and export issues regulated by FDA, Customs and USDA including including assisting companies in gaining release of detained products and removal from Import Alert
· International food regulatory matters (Canada, Australia, Far East, Middle East)
While in law school, Ms. Pelonis received a Certificate in Law and Public Policy and was a Note and Comment Editor for the CommLaw Conspectus: Journal of Communications Law and Policy.
Memberships
American Bar Association
News, Events & Articles
News
Jan 03, 2012, Keller and Heckman Elects New Partner and Names New Counsel for 2012
Oct 26, 2011, FDA Releases Guidance Document on Administrative Detention Under FSMA
Jun 08, 2009, Eve Pelonis quoted in the April 27th issue of Food Chemical News
Mar 26, 2009, Food Allergen Labeling Without Allergen Thresholds
Events
Jun 08, 2011, The Food Safety Modernization Act's Whistleblower Provision Webinar
Articles
May 14, 2012, Food Regulatory Update - April 2012
Apr 13, 2012, Food Regulatory Update - March 2012
Mar 14, 2012, Food Regulatory Update - February 2012
Feb 17, 2012, Food Regulatory Update - January 2012
Jan 13, 2012, Food Regulatory Update - December 2011
Dec 12, 2011, Food Regulatory Update - November 2011
Nov 15, 2011, Food Regulatory Update - October 2011
Oct 17, 2011, Food Regulatory Update - September 2011
Sep 09, 2011, Food Regulatory Update - August 2011
Aug 16, 2011, Food Regulatory Update - July 2011
Aug 03, 2011, FDA Continues FSMA Implementation For User Fees and Suspension of Registration
Jun 10, 2011, FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Nanotechnology
May 02, 2011, Food Regulatory Update - May 2011
Jul 06, 2010, FDA Announces GRAS Notification Pilot Program On Animal Food
Jan 09, 2006, New Food Allergen Labeling Law Raises Questions for Packaging Suppliers
Aug 03, 2005, FDA and Biotech: Food for Thought
May 25, 2005, Biotechnology/Nanotechnology Alert
Oct 12, 2004, Interim Final Rule on Country of Origin Labeling for Fish and Shellfish
Jun 09, 2004, FDA's Final Rule on Administrative Detention
FDA Continues FSMA Implementation For User Fees and Suspension of Registration