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Food Law
Our Food Law practice focuses on the specific needs of producers, processors, distributors and sellers in the highly regulated food industry. Our experience includes former in-house attorneys with over 50 years of combined service to the food industry and a field investigator for the Food and Drug Administration. This unique in-house experience affords us an appreciation of the legal, regulatory and practical constraints imposed on the food business in a highly visible and competitive industry.
Our food clients are involved in food production from farm to table, planting to processing, and distribution. Representative clients include trade associations, co-operatives, fresh and manufactured milk producers, thermal-processors, meat producers, food manufacturers, commissaries, restaurants, wholesalers and retailers, branded, private label and contract producers, and advertisers and advertising agencies. We work closely with our clients to establish preventive programs and systems to comply with the many Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety and Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture regulations and the National Advertising Division and the Children’s Advertising Review Unit. When needed, our food attorneys deal with issues arising from direct interaction with these agencies. In addition, we provide numerous contacts with food regulators and other consultants, including the firm’s office in Washington D.C., to coordinate and facilitate direct dealings with FDA and USDA as appropriate.
Our experience includes:
Product labeling, health statements, dietary usefulness, comparative claims
Response to regulatory proposals
Testimony before FDA, USDA and FTC
Petitions to FDA for new on-label claims
Responding to regulatory inspections, Forms 483 and Warning Letters
Inspections, recalls and market withdrawals
Bioterrorism Act of 2002
Product tampering; Office of Criminal Investigations
The U.S. Public Health Service Food Code
HACCP - Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Point program
Contracted and other relationships with and among food brokers, distributors and wholesalers
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Husch Blackwell is committed to recruiting, developing, retaining, and promoting talented attorneys and staff. We believe diversity encompasses a variety of characteristics, including race, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, education, and family and marital status.
Our environment is essential to both the quality of our client service and the personal satisfaction of our lawyers and staff.
Our efforts have been recognized both nationally and locally in promoting diversity. We received a top rating of 100 percent in the Corporate Equality Index, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the Equal Justice Award, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, and named one of the Top 100 Law Firms for Women by MultiCultural Law Magazine.
Minority and female partners hold senior leadership positions in management, which fully supports the wide variety of initiatives coordinated by our firm’s Diversity Committee.
We are actively involved in promoting diversity within the legal profession. Our firm endorsed the diversity commitment and action plans of our local bar associations.
Diversity and inclusiveness make us a stronger firm and better able to understand our clients’ needs. We are committed to pursue, promote and enhance diversity at Husch Blackwell.
Matter Budgeting and Financial Management
Does the firm establish formal budgets for client engagements?Yes
Are bills submitted electronically?Yes
Quality Management
Does the firm conduct end of matter reviews?Yes
Litigation General Best Practices
Does the firm have a formalized new associate litigation training/mentoring program?Yes
Does the firm's litigation department have a structured approach to early case assessment? For example: Does your firm implement a standard approach to determine risks and strengths early in a case to assess trial or settlement options?Yes
Does the firm have an established records management team to assist clients with records retention, compliance and litigation preparedness?Yes
Vendor Management
Does the firm have preferred vendor relationships?Yes
Knowledge Management
Does the firm have a knowledge management program?Yes
Disaster Recovery
Does the firm have a disaster recovery plan in place?Yes
Litigation eDiscovery Best Practices
Does your firm have any educational programs designed to address the changing federal rules of civil procedure?Yes
Does the firm have a standardized litigation hold program in place for its clients?Yes
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or her at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal knowledge, communication skills and ethical standards.
Husch Blackwell LLP got this award in 2026
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respected by their peers for high professional achievement and ethical standards.
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publishing Legal Guides, and other useful contributions to the Avvo community.
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