2023 Nutrition Law Symposium

ACC Mountain West is an award-winning organization made up of over 280 active in-house counsel members representing leading local, national, and international companies. Serving in-house counsel in Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming, the Mountain West Chapter covers the largest geographical region of any chapter in the Association of Corporate Counsel. The Mountain West Chapter was the winner of the  Association of Corporate Counsel National Chapter Challenge Award in 2010 for its programming and membership growth.Working with our sponsors, the Chapter provides several CLE programs throughout the year, as well as a number of networking and community service events. Some highlights are the Annual Idaho Corporate Counsel Awards Gala, the Utah Best Practices Club,  Operation Homeless Connect Salt Lake City, Zoo Boise event benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Idaho, and Women's/Diversity Seminars.For more information, please contact the Mountain West Executive Director, Laurie Larsen.ACC Mountain West Website

ACC Mountain West Chapter

Join us for the 18th Annual Nutrition Law Symposium-- the Premier event for legal teams in the Nutrition Industry!

Young Living Essential Oils - Global Headquarters & Will Call

<p>See the agenda for detailed descriptions of each presentation.</p>

Agenda

Registration/Breakfast

Panel discussion of the opportunities and challenges of selling nutritional supplements through online marketplaces.

Guardians of the Brand: Online Protection and Legal Strategies

Break

Environmental credentials are increasingly vital to consumers’ perception of the companies they purchase from, and the green IQ of the market is more sophisticated than ever. Marketing environmental bona fides presents significant upside for consumer companies wanting to connect with consumers, but it comes with risk. For example, the risk of “greenwashing” creating a false or misleading impression of just how friendly products, packaging and supply chains really are. This presentation will discuss the regulatory and litigation landscape that companies face in making their green claims, including -- the particular types of claims that have been of interest to lawyers active in bringing greenwashing lawsuits; the regulatory landscape and developing areas of regulatory focus; substantiation under the FTC’s current Green Guides; and what to expect from the FTC as it revamps its Green Guides in 2023.

The Halo Effect:  Litigation and Regulation of Feel Good Marketing Claims in 2

Ever thought about how far your insurance coverage extends? Is your recall covered? What should you do if you experience a contamination event? Consumers allege bodily injury as a result of the use of your product? While there is an inherent risk of operating within the food and beverage and consumer product industry, that risk doesn’t need to fall on your shoulders. After all, that’s what insurance is for. In this session Steven Pudell and Christina Yousef of Anderson Kill, along with Bill Harrison of Arthur J. Gallagher, will discuss the importance of CGL and recall insurance, how the courts have handled recent recall, contamination and bodily injury insurance cases, and what to do if you suffer a loss.

 Am I covered?  A Discussion of Coverage for Recall, Contamination, and Bodily

Lunch

Join us for this panel discussion to discuss the process that can be utilized to resolve common issues faced in the supplement industry. Panelists from in-house counsel, outside counsel, regulatory, and R&D will go over a case study of a mock product to discuss ways to resolve drug preclusion concerns, NDIs, marketing claims, substantiation issues, and adverse events.

Effectively Working with Cross Functional Teams

The dietary supplement industry is regulated on a federal level in the U.S. by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). FDA has regulatory authority under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act whereas the FTC has authority under the Federal Trade Commission Act. The FTC regulates dietary supplement advertising (as it does for all consumer products) by enforcing truth-in-advertising laws and it applies the same standards across all forms of advertising, whether in newspapers, magazines, online, in the mail or on billboards and buses. Federal law says that ads must be truthful, not misleading, and backed by scientific evidence, especially when health claims are used.

FTC Developments Regarding Advertising for Dietary Supplements

Matthew Orr and William Cole from Amin Talati Wasserman will be joined by Kim R. Pearson, General Counsel of Thorne Research, to discuss the latest class action trends and litigation strategies in the supplement, food, beverage, and cosmetics categories.

Litigation Roundup: Trending Cases and Strategies

State of the Industry: Inside the Mind of the FDA and Global Updates

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