Paul Allen, OBE
Vice President
European Food Law Association
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Paul Allen has had a distinguished
professional career as a UK Trading Standards Officer and was twice Chairman
of the Institute of Trading Standards Administration. He has however also
taken a keen interest in European food law developments. In 1990 he was
seconded to the European Commission, part-time for three years, to help
draft and implement the Official Control of Foodstuffs Directive and then
to help draft the Additional Measures Directive for foodstuffs. Following
his retirement, he has been active as a consultant. In particular he has
assisted the Latvian Government in food law development including the updating
of the Latvian laws to adopt EC Regulations, Directives and Decisions. During
June 2000 he presented food safety lectures in ten eastern European capitals
as part of the European Commission's regional programme on quality assurance.
Paul Allen is currently the Vice-President of the European Food Law Association
(EFLA) and Honary Secretary of the European Food Law Association of the
UK.
Courses:
Food Regulation in the European Union
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J Ralph Blanchfield, MBE
BSc, ARCS, MFC, FIFST, CChem, FRSC, FRIPHH
London, UK
Adjunct Professor
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
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Ralph Blanchfield, MBE, is a food science, food technology and
food law consultant with his own international practice for the past 23
years, after having previously spent 35 years in industrial food science
and technology and management with four large, highly diversified food
companies. He is a Past President of the Institute of Food Science & Technology
(IFST), and its current Chair of External Affairs and Webmaster; Past
Chair, IFT British Section; Chairman of the UK Federation of Food Science
& Technology: Vice President of the European Food Law Association of the
UK; 2001-2002 Chair of the IFT Committee for Global Interests; Fellow
and Honorary Fellow of IFST; Fellow of IFT; Fellow of the Royal Society
of Chemistry; Fellow of the Royal Institute of Public Health & Hygiene;
in 1998 was elected one of the first group of Fellows of the International
Academy of Food Science & Technology and is its President Elect for 2003-2006;
and member of the Governing Council of IUFoST for 2003-2006.
Courses:
International Food Law and Regulation
Regulation of Genetic Modifications
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John F. Blakney
Attorney at Law
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
Suite 1420
99 Bank Street
Ottawa, ON K1P 1H4
CANADA
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John F. Blakney is a partner in the Ottawa office of Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP where his practice focuses on administrative law and federal regulation of business conduct including pricing, market entry, product approval, design, and safety, competition and international trade, with a particular emphasis on the communications, food and drug sectors.
His preferred areas of practice include food and drug regulation, telecommunications and broadcasting regulation, competition law, marketing practices law, international trade regulation, government procurement, transportation regulation, and federal environmental regulation
He was admitted to the Bar (Ontario) in 1978 and received his LL.B, Masters of Urban and Regional Planning, and B.A. (Hons) in Economics from Queen’s University. Mr. Blakney is a regular contributor to the Canadian Competition Record, panelist and speaker at numerous conferences on communications regulation, and past seminar leader, Bar Admission Course, Public Law Curriculum.
Courses:
Food Regulation in Canada
International Food Laws and Regulations
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Raul Boccone
International Consultant
Montevideo, Uruguay
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Raul Boccone, has a degree in chemical engineering from the Univ. of Uruguay and post graduate studies at Univ. of Cincinatti. He is very active in
Regional Trade Negotiations and has participated as the chief negotiator for Uruguay at MERCOSUR/SGT3 Working group on "Technical regulations and
conformity assessment"; the Free Trade Zone of the Americas (FTAA) working group on market access on "Technical Regulations and conformity" and
The MERCOSUR-European Union Bilateral Negotiations Committee. He is also the former Director of Technology of the Technological Laboratory of
Uruguay (LATU). He has ample international consulting experience and has worked as a consultant in several countries including Chile, Kenya, Nicaragua,
Vietnam, Ecuador, Paraguay, Mexico, and Belgium among others and has worked with international organizations such as the United Nations Industrial
Development Organization (UNIDO), the Panamerican Health Organization, FAO and the World Health Organization.
Courses:
Food Regulation in Latin America
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Charles Cockbill
President
European Food Law Association
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Charles Cockbill is currently
President of the European Food Law Association (EFLA) and immediate past
chairman of the European Food Law Association of the UK. EFLA is an organisation
of representatives from industry, academics, lawyers and enforcement officers
who meet to discuss current developments in European food law and to pass
the sum of those discussions on to the relevant lawmakers. Before his retirement
in 1995, Charles was for 12 years head of the Food Standards Division in
the UK Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. In that role he was
responsible for the development of food policy issues and for representation
of the UK at negotiations about food laws at EU level in Brussels and in
the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
Courses:
Food Regulation in the European Union
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Nicole Coutrelis
Attorney at Law
Paris, France
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Nicole Coutrelis has been
a lawyer at the Paris Bar since 1985. Before starting her private practice,
she was at the French "Office National Interprofessionnel des Céréales"
(Cereals Authority) where she was in charge of the European Affairs (1972-1978).
She was then nominated at the French Permanent Representation to the EC
in Brussels, ("Attaché Agricole" from 1978 to 1982) and joined afterwards
the Legal Service of the European Commission (1982-1985).
Nicole Coutrelis is a partner of COUTRELIS & ASSOCIES, a French Law
Firm with Offices in Paris and in Brussels, specializing in EU Law, mainly
in Antitrust, Agriculture, Food and Drug Regulations, Alcoholic Beverages,
Free Movement of Goods and all matters related to the Single Market. She
is particularly in charge of the Food Law Practice of the Firm, counseling,
lobbying and litigating, in France, in other Member States of the EU and
before the European Court of Justice and Court of First Instance in Luxembourg.
Nicole Coutrelis is also Secretary General of the European Food Law
Association and of the International Wine Law Association. She is a Member
of the IBA, Committees C, O and S (Consumer Law and Product Liability)
and is the author of many articles and Conferences related to European
Food Law. A recent article of her on the marketing of foodstuffs in France
was published by the Food and Drug Law Journal. COUTRELIS & ASSOCIES is
the first European law firm to have joined the Food and Drug Law Institute
in Washington, D.C.
Courses:
International Food Law and Regulation
Food Regulation in the European Union
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Dr Vibha Dhawan
Director, Bioresources & Biotechnology Division, TERI, The Energy and
Resources Institute
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Dr. Vibha Dhawan is the Director, Bioresources & Biotechnology
Division, at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). Her major interests
are (1) commercial micropropagation, (2) biodiversity, and (3) transgenics.
Dr. Dhawan has more than 15 years of professional experience, mainly
in plant tissue culture. She developed a technique to nodulate micro-propagated
plants with Rhizobium and used it successfully with many tree species.
As Scientist-in-charge of the tissue culture pilot plant, a major (2.2
million US$) project of the Government of India's Dept of Biotechnology,
Dr Dhawan has been the guiding and driving force behind this state-of-the-art
facility for tissue culture of tree species (now extended to many other
plants including strawberry and roses). Her publications include 2 authored
books, over 36 research papers, and many articles for the non-specialist
readers. Dr Dhawan obtained her Master's and doctorate from Delhi University,
Delhi.
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Kirsten Embree
Attorney at Law
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
Suite 1420
99 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1H4
CANADA
Tel - (613) 783-9616
Fax - (613) 783 - 9690
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Kirsten Embree is a partner in the Ottawa office of Fraser, Milner, Casgrain, LLP, where she practices administrative law as a member of FMC’s Federal Regulatory Practice Group. Kirsten represents a number of major Canadian and international clients in the regulated industries sector, including companies in the chemical, agricultural, food and life sciences sectors. Her practice encompasses all areas of product labelling, advertising, registration and regulatory compliance. Courses:
Former Lead Instructor for:
Food Regulation in Canada
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Neal D. Fortin, J.D.
Attorney at Law
Okemos, Michigan
Adjunct Professor
Michigan State University
Adjunct Professor
of Law
MSU-DCL
College of Law
www.foodlaw.org
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Neal D. Fortin is an attorney and counselor
at law, concentrating in food law and regulatory issues. Neal Fortin worked for twenty-three
years for the state of Michigan and managed the state’s food service regulatory program, which
oversees the state’s forty-five local health departments and more than 47,000 food service
operations in the state. Neal holds degrees from the University of Michigan, Michigan State University-Detroit College
of Law, and Newman University.
Neal Fortin is past President of the North Central
Association of Food & Drug Officials (NCAFDO) and past President of the Great Lakes Conference on
Food Protection (GLCFP). He has also served as a Commissioner for the Michigan Local Public
Health Accreditation Program, the Advisory Council of the Michigan Community Health Leadership
Institute, and the NSF Council of Public Health Consultants.
Courses:
International Food Law and Regulation
Lead Instructor:
Food Regulation in the United States
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Dietrich Gorny
Vice President
European Food Law Association
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Dietrich Gorny was born
1937. He was educated at the Universities of Berlin, Freiburg and Hamburg.
He has written several books including: "Das externe Lebensmittelaudit"
(the external food audit), and Kommentar „Nährwertkkennzeichnung (Commentary
on Nutrition Labelling). He is a member of the Frankfurt Bar Association
and a Vice-president of the European Food Law Association. He has more than
20 years practice as in-house counsel of a leading European confectionery
producer and, since 1989, has been in private practice. His main areas of
activity relate to national and community food Law, environmental law, trade
marks and unfair competition. In addition to German, he also speaks English,
French and Italian. Courses: Food Regulation in the European Union
Courses:
Food Regulation in the European Union
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Dr. Rebeca López-Garcia
Logre International Food Science Consulting
Mexico City, Mexico
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Rebeca López-Garcia is
the Principal in LOGRE INTERNATIONAL FOOD SCIENCE CONSULTING, based in Mexico
City. Her work involves the implementation of food safety programs and international
standards in multicultural environments, regulatory compliance for exporting
companies and development of bilingual education programs and materials.
She is actively involved in teaching workshops on HACCP, basic sanitation
and food legislation to the food processing, retail and food service industries
in several countries. Dr. López-Garcia is an adjunct professor at Universidad
La Salle, School of Chemistry in Mexico City and is the incoming chair
of the Continuing Education Committee at the Institute of Food Technologists.
Prior to establishing LOGRE, Dr. López-Garcia was the International Product
Manager for Tate & Lyle citric acid. Rebeca López-Garcia received a Ph.D.
in Food Science/Toxicology in 1998 from Louisiana State University and has
a B.S. degree in Chemistry/Food Science from Universidad La Salle,
Mexico.
Courses:
International Food Laws & Regulations
Lead Instructor:
Food Regulation in Latin America
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Al Hafner
Institute for Food Laws and Regulations
Michigan State University
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Al Hafner worked for the
Michigan Department of Agriculture for over 30 years as a food technologist
and more recently as an Instructor in the Institute for Food Laws and Regulations
at Michigan State University. Mr. Hafner holds a Master's degree in Food
Science from Michigan State University and is a consultant and frequent
speaker on Michigan State and local food law and agriculture issues and
is past president of the North Central Association of Food and Drug Officials,
and the Great Lakes section of the Institute of Food Technologists.
Courses:
International Food Law and Regulation
Uniformity of Food Laws
Michigan Food Code
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Masako Hashimoto, B.
Sc. MBA
Food Industry Consultant
Japan
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Masako Hashimoto is a food industry consultant. She was previously the Nutrition, Regulatory and P.R. Manager for Kellogg (Japan) K.K. At Kellogg, her job duties include recommending new products, preparing the annual nutrition marketing strategy, and maintaining a strong working relationship with key health professionals and opinion leaders to support the nutritional credibility of Kellogg’s breakfast cereals. She has also
spoken on Japanese Food Laws “FOSHU” at the Institute for Food Technologists.
Courses:
International Food Law and Regulation
Food Regulation in Japan (FOSHU )
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Tom Heffron
Attorney at Law
Guatemala
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Tom Heffron is an attorney
at law and Managing Director of an agricultural export company in Guatemala.
A graduate of Michigan State University and Thomas Cooley Law School, his
legal experience in the past 15 years includes practice in both Europe and
Latin America in food law, international commerce and related areas. He
is a member of AFDO and has worked with FAO and other organizations involved
in the development of food law in Latin America.
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P. Vincent Hegarty, Ph.D.
Founding Director and Professor Emeritus
Institute for Food Laws & Regulations
Michigan State University
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Vincent Hegarty is the Founding Director
of the International Food Law Program and Founding Director of the Institute for
Food Laws & Regulations at Michigan State University, Professor Emeritus, Department
of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, Consulting
Faculty, African Studies Center and Adjunct Professor, Department of Food
Science, University of Guelph, Canada. Dr. Hegarty received his Ph.D. from
the University of London, England and has developed and taught courses in
European and Asia food law and his experience includes teaching food law
in Europe, Asia, South Africa, Canada, Mexico Morocco, Tunisia, Zimbabwe
and the Middle East.
Courses:
Lead Instructor:
International Food Law and Regulation
Codex Alimentarius
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David Jukes, Ph.D
Professor UK and EU Food Law
University of Reading
Reading, England
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David Jukes is a Professor
of Food Law at the University of Reading, England where he teaches food
legislation and standards, Food laws, Quality assurance and industrial food
processes. Dr. Jukes is a frequent lecturer and consultant in the UK, EU,
and Africa. He is a member of the Food Quality Research Group, joint editor
of the British Food Journal and member of the Technical and Legislative
Committee of the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) and is
the author of "Food
Legislation of the UK".
Courses:
International Food Law and Regulation
Food Regulation in the United Kingdom
Lead Instructor:
Food Regulation in the European Union
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William Marler, J.D.
Attorney at Law
Marler Clark, L.L.P., P.S.
701 5th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
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William Marler is the managing
partner in the law firm of Marler Clark L.L.P., P.S. He is a graduate of the Seattle University
School of Law in 1987. In
1998 he became the Law
School's “Lawyer in
Residence.” Mr. Marler
received undergraduate degrees in Political Science, English,
and Economics from Washington
State University
in 1982. While attending WSU, he was elected to the
Pullman City
Council. At 19 years of
age he was the youngest person, and first student ever
elected. In 1997, Mr. Marler
received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the WSU College
of Liberal arts. In 1998,
Governor Gary Locke appointed Mr. Marler to the University Board
of Regents.
As a trial lawyer, Mr. Marler has been involved with several
cases of national importance.
He represented the children murdered by Wesley Alan Dodd;
the family of William Louth, who died when a crane collapsed during
Kingdome roof repairs; the Terlicker family in its suit against
Martin Pang and the City of Seattle; and Brianne Kiner in her
$15.6 million settlement with Jack-in-the-Box. This settlement created a state record for
an individual personal injury action.
Mr. Marler also resolved several other Jack-in-the-Box
cases for more than $1.5 million each.
In addition to representing other children injured in the
E. coli outbreak of 1993, Mr. Marler also represented the Schuerhoff
family, whose son died when pushed from a train trestle.
In May of 1998, he settled the Odwalla Juice E. coli 0157:H7
outbreak for the Dimmock, Wright, Hiatt, Berman and Beverly
families, whose children were severely injured after consuming
Odwalla apple juice. He
is currently representing several children in an E. coli outbreak
stemming from E. coli contaminated swimming pool water in Georgia
and a school lunch program in Washington
state, as well as dozen of families impacted by salmonella poisoning
from orange juice.
Mr. Marler is a frequent speaker at high schools, colleges and
law schools. He spends
several days per month helping companies avoid bacteria contamination
through Outbreak Inc., a consulting firm formed
in 1998. He is married
to Julie Marler and has three daughters, Morgan, Olivia and Sydney. He is a board member of the Washington State
Trial Lawyers, a member of the board of directors of Bainbridge
Youth Services, and a member of the Children's Hospital
Circle of Care.
Courses:
Food Regulation in the United
States
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Amy B. McKinnon
Attorney at Law
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
Suite 1420
99 Bank Street
Ottawa, ON K1P 1H4
CANADA
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Amy B. McKinnon is an associate with the Ottawa office of Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP. Her practice focuses on federal regulatory law and public policy with an emphasis on communications, food and drug, and advertising law. Ms. McKinnon is a former special assistant to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food Canada.
She was admitted to the Bar (Ontario) in 2003, and received her LL.B. from the University of Ottawa, B.A. from Carleton University and is a member of the Canadian Bar Association.
Courses:
Food Regulation in Canada
International Food Laws and Regulations
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Dr. Gerald Moy
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
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Dr. Gerald Moy is a staff scientist with
the Programme of Food Safety at World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland,
and is generally responsible for the exposure assessment and risk characterization
of chemicals in food, including food additives, pesticide and animal drug
residues, environmental contaminants and naturally occurring toxins. Dr.
Moy serves as the Manager of the GEMS/Food Programme, which has established
a global database for food contamination and which develops and applies
exposure assessment methodologies for chemicals in food, particularly pesticide
residues.
Dr. Moy is the author of numerous articles and publications. He most
recently completed chapters for two books, one chapter entitled "The Role
of National Governments and International Agencies in the Risk Analysis
of Mycotoxins" was published in Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food Safety,
Marcel Dekker, New York, and the other chapter "Codex Standards for Pesticide
Residues" was published in International Standards for Food Safety, Aspen
Publishers, Gaithersburg, Maryland. His latest publication, "Healthy Marketplaces:
An Approach for Ensuring Food Safety and Environmental Health" appeared
in the Journal of Food Control.
Courses:
Codex Alimentarius
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Raquel Rostey G. Mura
Mead Johnson Nutritionals
Evansville, Indiana
Attorney at Law
Brazil
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Raquel Rostey G. Mura is the Regional Regulatory Affairs and Global Registration Support Manager for Mead Johnson Nutritionals, a division of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, based in Evansville, Indiana. In her role, Ms. Mura has regulatory responsibilities for Latin American markets, staying abreast of, interpreting, and communicating existing and proposed government regulations, and registration and labeling requirements. In her International Registration Support role she oversees dossier development for U.S.-sourced products exported to Asia, Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East.
Prior to joining the HQ based group in November 2001, Ms. Mura was working as Regulatory Affairs Coordinator for Mead Johnson in São Paulo, Brazil, where she had product registration and regulatory responsibilities for the local nutritional product line. From 1998 to 2000, she was the Registration Supervisor for Natura, a Brazil-based cosmetics and food products company.
Ms. Mura has a Pharm. D. degree from the Pharmaceutical Sciences College of the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and a Bachelor of Law degree from the MacKenzie University, São Paulo, Brazil. She is recognized as an Attorney at Law by the Brazilian Bar Association, and is fluent in Portuguese, English, Spanish and French.
Course:
Food Regulation in Latin America
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Peggy S. Rochette
Senior Director of International Policy
National Food Processors Association
Washington, DC
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Peggy S. Rochette serves as Senior Director
of International Policy for the National Food Processors Association (NFPA).
In that role, she manages trade and regulatory issues to support the import
and export interests of over 400 food companies and has expertise in international
regulatory trends and requirements. NFPA has been actively involved in the
work of Codex Alimentarius since the 1960's. Peggy has served as an industry
advisor to the U.S. delegation for several Codex Committees and provides
leadership for the U.S. Food Industry Codex Coalition. Peggy is also a member
of several Washington based coalitions dedicated to facilitating trade in
agricultural products and engaged in influencing the development of U.S.
regulation and legislation.
NFPA represents the $500 billion food processing industry on scientific
and public policy issues involving food safety, food security, nutrition,
technical and regulatory matters and consumer affairs. NFPA supports the
interests of over 400 member companies in government and regulatory affairs,
research, technical services, education, communications and crisis management.
NFPA members produce a wide variety of processed and packaged foods and
beverages that are marketed in domestic and international markets.
Prior to joining NFPA in 1996, Peggy served as the Director of Government
Affairs for the National Grocers Association (NGA) where she represented
the retail and distribution sector of the food industry. Peggy has a B.S.
degree from Cornell University.
Courses:
Codex Alimentarius
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Raymond O'Rourke
Barrister
Dublin, Ireland
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Raymond O' Rourke is a food
and life sciences lawyer with Mason Hayes & Curran (http://www.mhc.ie
), Solicitors, Dublin. Previously, he worked for many years in Brussels
at the European Parliament and for the European Consumers Association (BEUC).
He has written two books 'European Food Law', (December 1999)
and 'Food Safety & Product Liability' (April 2000) both published
by Palladian Law Publishing. He was named as one of the Top 500 Life Sciences
Lawyers in Europe in the "Life Sciences Industry Report 2000". He is a
frequent contributor to legal periodicals, speaks at various conferences
on food and life sciences issues, has advised the Latvian, Estonian &
Czech Republic governments on food law issues under the auspices of the
EU's PHARE programme and is a Correspondent for the Food Law International
Bulletin.
He commenced work with Mason, Hayes & Curran, Solicitors, Dublin in
June 1999 and manages the firm's Food Law and Life Sciences practice.
Mason Hayes & Curran are one of Ireland's leading business law firms.
Courses:
Food Regulation in the European Union
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PETER BERRY OTTAWAY
BSc, CBiol, MIBiol, FIFST, FRSH, FRIPHH
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Peter Berry Ottaway is a food scientist and technologist
with considerable experience in food law. He graduated from the University
of London, England in 1963, and was then involved in post-graduate research
on an environmental health project sponsored by the World Health Organisation
in Zambia. On return to Europe he was employed in food technology research
followed by senior technical management positions in two multinational food
companies. In 1974 he formed a scientific and technical consultancy specialising
in food science, technology, nutrition and food law (Berry Ottaway and Associates
Ltd). He is also a director of Mercia Testing Laboratories Ltd, which specialises
in microbiological and chemical testing of food, cosmetics and water products.
Within the consultancy he specialises in the scientific, technological
and legal aspects of dietetic foods, functional foods, food supplements
and micronutrients.
Peter Berry Ottaway has been playing an active role in the development
of European Community legislation, particularly in the area of dietetics
and nutrition. He is the author of the book 'Food for Sport' and joint
editor of a book 'Nutrition in Sport'. He was editor and part author of
a post-graduate text book 'The Technology of Vitamins in Food', which
was published in 1992 and is now in libraries in more than 35 countries.
In 1995 he was commissioned by the Financial Times to write a Management
Report on the Harmonisation of European Food Legislation which was published
at the end of that year. He has also written or been joint author or editor
of books about food preservatives, food fortification and food safety.
In addition to the books, he is the author of a number of scientific
papers on food technology, food science, nutrition and the scientific
aspects of food law.
He is also a visiting lecturer at both the University of Surrey and Sheffield
Hallam University, England.
Course:
Food Regulation in the European Union
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Barbara Rasco, Ph.D., J.D.
Attorney at Law
Professor
Food Science and Human Nutrition
Washington State University
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Barbara Rasco is a Professor
in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Washington State
University. She was formerly an associate professor at the University of
Washington. Dr. Rasco's expertise in in food safety and food law. She is
licensed to practice in Washington State and federal court. Dr. Rasco has
taught courses in food chemistry and analysis, food technology, food safety
and food law as part of formal degree granting programs. In addition she
has taught numerous food safety short courses for industry, government,
and legal audiences. Dr. Rasco has over 50 publications and one patent and
is the past chair of the Food Laws and Regulations Division of the Institute
of Food Technologists.
Course:
Former Guest Instructor for:
Food Regulation in the United States
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Gretchen H. Stanton
Senior Counsellor
Agriculture and Commodities Division
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO)
Geneva, Switzerland
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Gretchen H. Stanton is a Senior Counsellor
in the Agriculture and Commodities Division of the Secretariat of the World
Trade Organization (WTO). She joined the Secretariat of the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1985. During the Uruguay Round negotiations,
Gretchen served as the Chairman of the Working Group on Sanitary and Phytosanitary
Measures. She is now Secretary of the WTO Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary
Measures. She has been the Secretary of a number of GATT/WTO dispute settlement
panels. Her work on food safety-related trade issues has required her frequent
involvement in Codex matters, both for secretariat-to-secretariat cooperation
and as the WTO representative to various Codex committees and the Codex
Commission.
Prior to joining the GATT, Gretchen H. Stanton worked for the U.S. Department
of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service in Washington, D.C. and
in Mexico City. Gretchen was born in Mexico and raised in the United States.
She received a Master's Degree in Agricultural Economics from the University
of Arizona.
Courses:
Codex Alimentarius
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Mary Anne Verleger
Course Manager
Institute for Food Laws and Regulations
Michigan State University
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Mary Anne Verleger, CPS, PLS,
is the Course Manager and Educational Program Coordinator for the Institute
for Food Laws & Regulations at Michigan State University. She has over ten
years experience as a legal secretary and has also worked as an administrative
assistant in two manufacturing companies.
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All Courses
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Caren Wilcox
Caren Wilcox & Associates LLC
Suite
800, 1725 DeSales
Street N.W.
Washington,
DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 293-1450
Fax: (202) 659-5730
E-Mail: carenwilcox@earthlink.net
www.carenwilcoxassociates.com
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Caren Wilcox was appointed the first Deputy
Under Secretary for Food Safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture
in November 1997 and served until January 2001. During Ms. Wilcox’s years at USDA, she had
oversight responsibilities for the Food Safety and Inspection
Service (FSIS), the public health agency and national regulator
of meat, poultry and egg products during its three-year implementation
of HACCP programs. She
also represented the government at numerous domestic and international
meetings involving food and food safety.
She was responsible for oversight of the food sector during
the transition for Y2K, and worked on preparations for food emergencies
including the potential for deliberate contamination including
bioterrorism.
Ms. Wilcox’s experiences in the private sector include her formation
and development of the government relations function for Hershey
Foods Corporation in Hershey,
PA.
Ms. Wilcox is the president of Caren
Wilcox & Associates LLC in Washington,
D.C., a firm specializing in
public policy advisory services, both domestic and international,
with an emphasis on food and food safety, and emergency management
and communications issues. CWA
serves public and private clients, including government, a UN
agency, non-profits and academic institutions in an advisory capacity. Ms. Wilcox has lectured in the U.S.
on bioterrorism and the food supply,
and on comparative food safety regulatory systems in Europe.
A graduate of Wellesley
College and the University
of Pennsylvania, Ms.
Wilcox resides in Washington,
DC.
Former Guest Instructor:
Food Regulation in the United
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John S. Wilson
Lead Economist
International Trade Unit,
Development Research Group
THE WORLD BANK
Washington, D.C., USA
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John S. Wilson, a U.S. national, is an
international expert on trade policy focused on trade facilitation and growth.
He is currently managing research projects on (1) trade facilitation, standards,
and economic development in Sub Saharan Africa, (2) economic modeling of
the impact of trade facilitation measures on development in the Asia Pacific
region, and (3) the linkages between food safety, plant, and animal health
standards and trade, among others. His work has included country operational
responsibilities and advice to the Central America and Central Asia and
Eastern Europe region of the World Bank. He also provides liaison between
the Bank and the World Trade Organization and other institutions on standards
and technical barriers to trade in agriculture and goods.
Prior to joining the Bank in 1999, he was Vice President for Technology
Policy at ITI, Visiting Fellow at the Institute for International Economics
in Washington, and Senior Staff Officer of the National Academies of Sciences
and Engineering of the United States. He has also been an Adjunct Professor
of International Affairs at Georgetown University.
Courses:
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