Food Law

Combining over ten years of professional experience with a high scientific profile, in an everchanging sector characterized by complex regulations, assists Italian and foreign companies and multinational groups in the food and beverage sector, food distribution, as well as associations of national and european producers and Institutions.

B-HSE offers legal assistance with reference to the entire food supply chain, from operations aimed at the supply of goods and services for the food business (aggregate farm supplies), through all the business activities of food processing and marketing, up to the distribution of these products to the final consumer (aggregate processing and distribution) and to manage the post-sales phase.

The specialized assistance covers all legal issues related to the food and beverage sector, under various criminal, administrative and civil responsibilities, providing support to management of the company both in Courts and day by day activities.

In particular, B-HSE’s professionals have developed extensive experience in matters relating to:

The rules on the production and composition of food products and the Hygiene Package
The adaptation of production and commercial facilities to Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002
Food advertising (commercials, storyboards, and relations with advertising agencies)
Litigation arising from food-related offences involving harm to health and commercial fraud
Allergens and product contamination
Protection of industrial and intellectual property rights in the food sector

Food product market regulation and unfair competition (AGCM)
Labelling, trademarks, and quality marks, including in commercial disputes
Management and compensation for harm caused by unsafe or unfit food
Novel foods and genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
Occupational safety and environmental protection
Internal (audit) and external (due diligence) assessments on food quality and safety

Team

Francesco Bruno

Partner

Francesco is a full professor at the Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, a barrister at the High Courts, and has been working for more than twenty years at global, European, and national levels in environmental law, safety, real estate, as well as urban planning and construction law

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Gelsomina Russo Corvace

Associate

Gelsomina specialises in environmental, food and safety law, combining international experience, academic research and legal consultancy

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Camilla Clerici

Associate

Camilla specialises in food, environmental and safety law, with an LLM in Food Law and international academic and professional training. She has specific experience in the development of complex urban planning and construction projects

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