Capabilities / Functional Foods & Beverages
Providing the vital legal and regulatory perspectives needed to develop sound, comprehensive product strategies.
Optimal categorization of a functional food or beverage product is part art and part science. Our team assists clients with these difficult determinations at all stages of product development and commercialization, linking legal and regulatory solutions to each client’s business objectives.
We work with some of the largest food companies in the world, as well as with innovative startups looking to introduce category-busting concepts to the marketplace. Our team advises the leaders of functional food and beverage business operations on the complexities of FDA compliance, federal and state regulations, and how each decision in a product’s lifecycle impacts subsequent activities, including packaging, labeling, marketing, and advertising.
Our food industry lawyers have counseled clients in connection with products marketed as conventional foods, food additives, dietary supplements, medical foods, and drugs, and we rely on our deep knowledge of the food systems industry to provide comprehensive advice and regulatory counsel concerning new and legacy products.