Are there alternative approaches to protect product identity without stifling innovation? This panel will discuss whether standards of identity are still needed and review the role of standards of identity in preventing adulteration. Panelists will also address the new joint FDA and USDA effort to publish a proposed rule on Principles for Food Standards Modernization, which was included in the Fall Unified Agenda.

Moderator:
Pamela Grinter, Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP

Speakers:
Kris DeAngelo, Academic Specialist, Institute for Food Laws and Regulations Michigan State University
Stuart M. Pape, Senior Partner and Chair, FDA Practice, Polsinelli