Brian Sylvester, J.D., is a Partner in Perkins Coie LLP's Washington D.C. office and a former Attorney-Advisor at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Marketing, Regulatory, and Food Safety Programs Division's Office of the General Counsel. At Perkins Coie, Brian focuses his practice on regulatory matters before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the USDA, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and analogous state regulatory bodies. He is a leading authority on food technology regulation and serves as a trusted advisor to global brands, startups, life science companies, investors, and trade associations.
Brian is a prolific author and frequent speaker at industry-leading events in the U.S., the EU, Israel, and other parts of the world. He is regularly called upon to offer insights on trending legal issues by preeminent industry and global publications. He holds a J.D. from Cornell Law School and a Bachelor's degree in Psychological and Brain Sciences from Dartmouth College.
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak with Brian [30:41] about:
News and Resources
News
FDA Publishes First CORE Annual Report Summarizing Foodborne Illness Outbreak Investigations [4:47]The Incident Command System and Foodborne Illness Outbreak InvestigationsOutbreak Investigations of Cyclospora cayetanensis Infections 2013–2020: Progress Made and Challenges Remaining
FDA: Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition Voluntarily Recalls Certain Nutramigen Hypoallergenic Powdered Infant Formula Products [12:48]Reckitt: Recall Alert: Select Batches of Nutramigen Powder
New Insights About Salmonella Interactions With Environmental Biofilms May Lead to Better Food Safety Strategies [17:30]
High Levels of Toxic Plasticizers Phthalates, Bisphenols Found in Nearly All Foods in U.S. [19:48]
How Leadership Style Influences Employees' Likelihood to Voice Food Safety Concerns [26:31]
Interview Resources
California Food Safety Act Signed Into Law, Officially Banning Four Toxic Additives by 2027Following California’s Example, New York State Bill Would Ban Five Most “Pervasive and Harmful” Chemical Food AdditivesFDA Proposes to Stop Allowing Brominated Vegetable Oil in Food, Says Red Dye 3 May Be Next
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