Pamela L. Langhorn

Pamela L. Langhorn: Attorney with Keller and Heckman LLP

Biography

Pamela (Pam) Langhorn counsels domestic and international clients in establishing food contact regulatory clearances for their products in the United States, European Union (EU), and South America. Her work with food packaging companies, as well as their suppliers and customers, includes product evaluations, as well as regulatory filings to agencies such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and German Bundesinstitut for Risikobewertung (BfR). Her work encompasses a full range of packaging substrates and applications, and clients particularly seek her expertise on food contact paper regulatory issues, including those that arise for recycled paper and paper additives.

Pam spent a year in the firm’s Brussels office, where she gained a first-hand perspective on the EU regulatory scheme. She frequently advises clients on food contact regulatory issues under the EU Plastics Regulation, EU Member State legislation, and German BfR recommendations.

Prior to joining Keller and Heckman, Pam was a law clerk for an administrative law judge at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) where she worked on matters related to DEA’s regulation of listed chemicals and controlled substances.

Pam is a contributing author to packaginglaw.com, which provides news and analysis on worldwide packaging regulations, and she is frequently invited to speak at international food contact conferences.

Insights & In the News

FDA Issues Final GRAS Rule; Formally Adopts Voluntary Notification Process

08.17.2016
Alerts

FDA's FSVP Rule and Implications for Food Packaging

01.05.2016
Publication

Best Law Firms Features Keller and Heckman in 2026 Edition

Press Release
11.06.2025

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Areas of Practice (10)

  • Cosmetics
  • Food and Drug
  • Food and Drug Packaging
  • Medical Devices
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Consumer Products and Retail
  • Food & Life Sciences
  • Packaging
  • Tobacco and E-Vapor
  • Trade Associations

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Villanova University, B.A., Magna Cum Laude, 1994
Law School Attended:
George Washington University Law School, J.D., 1997
Year of First Admission:
1997
Admission:
1997, Maryland; 1999, District of Columbia
Memberships:

Membership

•American Bar Association

Reported Cases:
Representative Matters: Guided numerous food-contact materials through FDA's Food Contact Notification process; Provided strategic advice on various packaging contamination and 'off-spec' events; Successfully petitioned the German BfR for multiple new additive listings in the BfR Recommendations; Assisted food companies with food-contact regulatory evaluations of specific food packaging constructions and end uses
ISLN:
913891009

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202-434-4646  Fax

www.khlaw.com

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