ACI’s Food-Borne Illness Litigation. Advanced Strategies in Food Contamination Claims

Oct. 14, 2010 - PRLog -- In the wake of one of the largest national egg recalls in history, now is the time for in-house counsel, regulatory affairs and compliance officers within the food industry to closely evaluate what your company is doing to prepare for the impending e.coli/salmonella season and the litigation that follows.

In times such as these, your company (or client) cannot afford to be caught unprepared.

Led by the two most prominent food-borne illness litigation attorneys – on both sides –Alan Maxwell and Bill Marler, ACI’s Food-Borne Illness Litigation event has been routinely cited by those in the industry as the leading conference on this developing area of the law.

Attended each year by food safety experts, government agencies, legal counsel and regulatory affairs executives who are looking for highly-specialized and practical information for tackling the unique issues associated with claims of food-borne illness, this year’s conference will provide you with several key benefits you will get no where else, including:

•   one-on-one networking with your peers at ConAgra, Mars, Nestle USA, Dole, Food Company, and Earthbound Farm
•   an opportunity to have your specific questions and concerns addressed by our panel of government regulators representing the USDA, FDA, CDC, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Minnesota Department of Health, and the Oregon Public Health Division
•   a completely updated focused on exploring the underlying scientific issues that often make or break a food-borne illness case
•   witness a live mock examination of a real-life testifying epidemiologist including direct and cross examination as well as commentary from a jury consultant regarding what theories work best with a jury

In this era of heightened sensitivity to food safety there is no question that food manufacturers and the counsel who represent them, must remain vigilant to ensure that any risks within the food supply chain are being minimized to avoid future exposure to litigation.

Learn now what your company could be doing to better protect it’s food supply while also responding to the unique challenges presented by food-borne illness litigation claims.

For more information about the forum, please visit http://www.AmericanConference.com/Foodlit

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