Evangelia C. Pelonis

Evangelia C. Pelonis: Attorney with Keller and Heckman LLP

Biography

Evangelia (Eve) Pelonis assists clients on U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) matters relating to food, animal feed, food additives and ingredients, and dietary supplements. She helps clients achieve their marketing goals within the relevant legal frameworks and counsels them in all aspects of food development and marketing, from product formulation and manufacturing considerations to food labeling and advertising.

Eve helps her clients with issues regarding food labeling and promotional materials; product identity statements; ingredient declarations; nutrient content claims; structure function claims; health claims; and allergen, nutrition, bioengineered, and organic labeling. Clients seek her advice regarding obtaining appropriate regulatory status for food ingredients, including preparing self-determined Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) positions or submitting GRAS Notices, New Dietary Ingredient Notifications (NDINs), food additive petitions (FAPs), and color additive petitions (CAPs) to FDA.

Eve guides clients through product recalls and reports to the Reportable Food Registry. She helps clients navigate complex import and export issues regulated by FDA and USDA and assists companies in gaining the release of detained products. She regularly presents on food law matters for various trade associations and food conferences, including Keller and Heckman’s Practical Food Law Seminar.

Awards

•Chambers USA: Food and Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation - Nationwide, 2022 - 2025
•The Best Lawyers in America: Food and Beverage Law, 2026
•The Best Lawyers in America: FDA Law, 2021

Insights & In the News

Food & Chemicals Unpacked: Color Me Bad: The Push to Remove Color Additives from Food

06.10.2025
Podcast

FDA Finalizes the “Healthy” Claim

02.04.2025
Publication

FDA Proposes Front-Of-Pack Nutrition Labeling Rule

01.31.2025
Publication

More Insights

Best Law Firms Features Keller and Heckman in 2026 Edition

Press Release
11.06.2025

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Areas of Practice (20)

  • Advertising and Promotion
  • Alcohol Beverage and Non-Beverage Alcohol Products
  • Alternative Proteins
  • Animal and Veterinary Food and Drug
  • Biotechnology
  • Cannabis, Hemp, and Cannabinoids (CBD)
  • Cosmetics
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Food and Drug
  • Food and Food Ingredients
  • International Regulatory Affairs
  • Medical Devices
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Chemicals and Plastics
  • Consumer Products and Retail
  • Digital Media, Technology, and Telecommunications
  • Food & Life Sciences
  • Packaging
  • Tobacco and E-Vapor
  • Trade Associations

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Johns Hopkins University, B.A., International Studies, 1999
Law School Attended:
Catholic University of America, J.D., 2003
Year of First Admission:
2003
Admission:
2003, New Jersey; 2004, District of Columbia
Memberships:

Memberships

•Food & Drug Law Institute (FDLI)
•Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)

Reported Cases:
Representative Matters: Assisted clients regarding compliance with Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requirements, including hazard analysis and risk-based preventive controls (HARPC) and foreign supplier verification program (FSVP) requirements; Assisted clients with detailed reviews of substantiation for labeling and advertising claims; Advised on food safety issues to determine the necessity of recalls and how to best communicate recall information to customers, consumers, and agencies; Worked with clients to understand how to best position products as conventional foods or dietary supplements; Worked with clients to obtain removal from FDA Import Alerts to streamline entry of imports and avoid automatic detention at the border; Advised clients on risk levels associated with various claims and labeling initiatives in light of recent class action lawsuits; Helped clients respond to FDA Warning Letters; Negotiated private settlements to threatened litigation over food labeling claims
ISLN:
917510463

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