Navigating Food Law: FDA Oversight, False Advertising Claims, and MAHA-Era Developments

This course will provide an outline of food regulation at the federal and state level, with a particular focus on U.S. FDA. After reviewing the statutory and regulatory underpinnings of food law, the course will review enforcement of these laws by regulatory agencies and private litigants. The course will explore common themes in litigation brought by private plaintiffs, who pursue class actions alleging false advertising. Finally, the course will discuss current trends in food law at the state and federal level, including the regulatory priorities of the “MAHA” movement. Key topics to be discussed: The basics of how FDA regulates…