Jonathan Havens

Jonathan Havens

Saul Ewing LLP

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Marketing Risk in the Age of Wellness: When Are Food Claims Misbranding?

On October 1, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) implemented its unified Human Foods Program (HFP). The Agency established the HFP – which represented the single largest reorganization in FDA’s...more

8/8/2025  /  Advertising , Compliance Dates , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Marketing , Proposed Rules , Regulatory Oversight , Regulatory Requirements

State Food Policy Heat Wave

Background - As temperatures have heated up this summer, so has the pace of new state food policies. Over the past several weeks, there has been an uptick in the promulgation of bans on food additives and laws aimed at...more

7/28/2025  /  Food Labeling , Food Safety , Manufacturers , Product Labels , State Legislatures , Toxic Chemicals , Transparency , Warning Labels

Analyzing the Growing Complexity of Food Law, Industry Advances and the Road Ahead Under a New Administration [Audio]

In this episode, host Jonathan Havens, co-chair of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s Food, Beverage and Agribusiness (FBA) Practice, speaks with Tony Pavel, Senior Food Lawyer and Global Food Law Team Leader at Cargill, a global...more

1/13/2021  /  Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Contamination , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Food Safety , Food Supply , FSMA , Regulatory Agenda , Supply Chain

Food Regulatory Update: FDA Moving Forward With Nutrition Facts and Menu Labeling Rules, Plans to Redefine “Healthy” and Encourage...

In remarks at the National Food Policy Conference (NFPC) in Washington, D.C. on March 29, 2018, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., detailed the Agency’s wide-ranging plans...more

4/3/2018  /  Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Labeling , Menu-Labeling , Nutrition Facts Labels

Menu Labeling Update: FDA Issues New Guidance, Plans to Implement Rule in May 2018

Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) released a draft guidance, "Menu Labeling: Supplemental Guidance for Industry" (Draft Guidance). In the Draft Guidance, FDA addresses comments it received...more

11/9/2017  /  Draft Guidance , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Labeling , Grocery Stores , Menu-Labeling , Nutrition Facts Labels , Restaurant Industry

New York City Agrees To Delay Menu Labeling Until FDA Compliance Date

Late last week, groups representing restaurants, grocery stores, and convenience stores reached an agreement with New York City (the City) to ensure that the City will not enforce its analog of the U.S. Food and Drug...more

8/29/2017  /  Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Labeling , Menu-Labeling , Restaurant Industry

Menu Labeling Litigation Update: FDA Files Motion to Dismiss Suit Challenging Agency’s Rule Delay, Urges Southern District to...

This week, there were developments in two menu labeling lawsuits about which we reported previously: a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA or the Agency) delay of its menu labeling rule, and a...more

8/16/2017  /  Delays , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Labeling , Menu-Labeling , Nutrition Facts Labels , Restaurant Industry , Retail Market

Restaurants, Grocery Stores, and Convenience Stores Sue to Block New York City's Menu Labeling Rule

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA or the Agency) decision a couple of months ago to delay its Menu Labeling Rule until May 7, 2018 was met with mixed reactions from industry. While the National Association of...more

7/20/2017  /  Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Labeling , Grocery Stores , Menu-Labeling , Nutrition Facts Labels , Restaurant Industry , Retail Market

USDA Proposes Overhaul of Nutrition Facts Panel for Meat and Poultry Products

Earlier this month, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a proposed rule to overhaul the nutrition facts panel for meat and poultry products. FSIS issued its...more

12/9/2016  /  Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Labeling , Food Safety , Nutrition Facts Labels , USDA
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