Food Business News Quotes John Johnson III on Food Regulation

Senior Counsel John Johnson III was featured in an article by Food Business News, “‘Informal Mechanisms’ Cloud Food Regulation Outlook.” In November, Johnson presented an AIB International webinar that explained how food and safety policies are more frequently being driven through mechanisms that were less common than in previous years.

Johnson also discussed the growth in states establishing food and safety regulations, including Texas’ warning label law for 44 ingredients and Louisiana prohibiting certain ingredients in public school foods.

“We’re moving with a policy shift away from this previous business as usual,” Johnson said. “And shifts are also happening with moving inspections to state levels as proposals. The states are not just potentially taking over inspections; we see the states now passing their own laws in regard to food policy.”