Steven B. Steinborn

Steven B. Steinborn is a partner with Hogan Lovells’ in Washington DC. Steinborn literally wrote the book on food labeling as a principal author of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) labeling guide. He offers clients 28 years of experience in guiding informed business decisions, taking into account food laws and other regulations, as well as the environment in which companies operate. Readers may contact him at steven.steinborn@hoganlovells.com.

A top 12 law firm, Hogan Lovells International LLP (www.hoganlovells) is global company with 41 offices worldwide, more than 2,500 lawyers and 800 partners.

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Shopper Reading Food Label
2018 Predictions: Regulatory Outlook

Food Labeling and the Laws

Consumers aren't the only ones interested in non-GMO, "healthy" and clean label. Be advised that regulators are reading labels too
Steven B. Steinborn
December 28, 2017
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If we start with what we know for sure will happen in 2018, this would be the last sentence of the article. Still, one can make a few educated guesses as a prelude to devising effective regulatory and business strategies 2018.
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partially hydrogenated oil, nutrition label

FDA Reviews GRAS Status of PHOs

The Food and Drug Administration is currently considering comments on its proposed action to declare partially hydrogenated oils unsafe for food use due to their trans fat content.
Steven B. Steinborn Veronica Colas, Contributing Editor
May 21, 2014
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is currently considering comments on its proposed action to declare partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) unsafe for use in food due to their trans fat content.
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FSMA

Impact of FSMA on Food Product R&D

Elizabeth Fawell Steven B. Steinborn
January 10, 2013
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On January 4, 2011, President Barack Obama signed into law historic food safety legislation—the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The law has two major themes: prevention and accountability. Prevention means food companies need to have controls in place during manufacturing to assure the safety of their products and to prevent problems (not just react to them after the fact). 


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