Food Industry Counsel provides food safety legal and regulatory consulting services exclusively for food industry clients, helping them anticipate, navigate and resolve their most pressing food safety challenges.
FIC is dedicated to serving food industry clients exclusively. Whether you are the world’s largest food company or a small firm looking to protect your business we are here to help.
FIC offers a full suite of food industry consulting and legal services strategically designed to anticipate, navigate, engage, and resolve the risks that our food industry clients face. Our consulting services are designed to protect your brand by simultaneously improving your food safety programs and mitigating regulatory or legal risks.
Sometimes, bad things happen. When they do, it is paramount that you already have trusted legal counsel with the knowledge, insight and understanding to navigate complex issues and rapidly resolve crises. FIC has decades of experience representing countless food companies across the United States and around the world. When it is all on the line, FIC is on your frontline.
For decades, we have helped food industry clients strengthen their food safety programs and contain risk. When food companies improve their food safety systems, they are more likely to avoid recalls and also ensure the continued protection of their brand.
For decades, we have been helping food companies comply with complex food safety regulations. Regardless of the USDA or FDA compliance issue you may be facing, Food Industry Counsel can help you quickly resolve even the most complex challenges.
Inspections happen. While daunting, we're here to help you prepare for and successfully navigate even the most intense FDA or USDA food safety inspections. When federal inspectors arrive, you can feel confident knowing that Food Industry Counsel is on your side.
One of the biggest challenges facing food companies today is achieving compliance with constantly changing label requirements. Food Industry counsel can review your existing or proposed labels to ensure that they comply with the applicable standards.
When food recalls or crises occur, food companies need someone they can trust to provide expert legal and consulting services to help manage avoid negative media coverage, regulatory scrutiny, and strained relationships with customers.
With decades of experience representing food companies as defendants and plaintiffs in food safety and quality lawsuits throughout the United States, Food Industry Counsel is uniquely positioned to expertly manage your litigation and trial strategy.
Whether your emergency involves a regulatory enforcement issue, a recall, an emerging outbreak, sabotage or a threatened lawsuit, FIC knows that help can’t wait until tomorrow.
LEARN MORE »Because of our relationship with Food Industry Counsel, we're able to operate with a confidence we wouldn't have otherwise—confidence we're doing things in ways that will benefit everyone.
Shawn knows the food industry and the players within it. He is enjoyable to work with. Shawn has a practical, candid, 'call it like it is' style and he always manages to find ways to make himself available, especially at the times he's needed most.
Shawn is very good at translating for people who know less about the law, but still have to make decisions. I count on him to tell us the way it is.
Shawn is great at getting a crisp, clear set of answers—not legalese—that provide direction and make decision-making easier.
Shawn has an innate sense of getting to the point of any issue. He also has an extraordinary ability to include the human element in whatever’s being asked of regulations or the law.
Shawn has the innate ability to speak to us outside of legalese, so we always understand what’s happening and what’s needed.
Shawn is very involved within the food industry. He writes articles, conducts webinars and takes time to educate others about relevant issues. He's eager to listen to your needs and help you put a program together.
Shawn has the knowledge and ability to recognize gaps that need to be addressed—both from a legal, as well as a practical, standpoint. He knows what's happening and stays on top of key issues within the food industry.
Shawn reads situations quickly and communicates clearly from the first phone call. He combines legal expertise, deep food industry knowledge and a common-sense approach that's essential in times of urgency.
Shawn thoroughly understands the food industry and regulatory environment. Whether it’s a quick question or a longer conversation about an important issue, he makes himself available to provide legally sound, common-sense counsel.
I turn to Food Industry Counsel because food safety goes beyond being a profession for Shawn. For him, it's a passion.
Staying abreast of which food products are being targeted for alleged Proposition 65 violations can be daunting. As a result, Food Industry Counsel has created the “FIC Prop 65 Notice Reporter” to help food product manufacturers and retailers determine which food products are at risk.
Read MoreWith the passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), preparing for your next FDA inspection may seem a bit daunting. FDA is working aggressively to overhaul the safety of the nation’s food supply, and is now enforcing its new rules during routine inspections.
Read MoreFor some time, I have predicted that a recall of bakery products for pathogen concerns was likely imminent. Recently, a series of notices have been published on FDA’s website announcing for the first time that frozen biscuit products produced over multiple months were being recalled for Listeria Monocytogenes concerns.
Our clients include many of the world's largest food processors, national restaurant chains, and food distributors and grocers.
