Below is a summary of activities of this section from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. While past activity is no guarantee of future activity, it may give a idea of what to expect this year.
Section Stats
Newsletters
Issues: 2
CLE
Live Programs: 1
Discussions
Posts: 44
Legislation
Bills Reviewed: 38
Continuing Legal Education
Section members receive discounts on section-sponsored CLE programs. During the 2020–21 bar year, the Section sponsored or co-sponsored the following programs:
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Getting to Zero: Current and Future Efforts to Reduce Food-Related Waste in the Environment (05/18/2021)
ISBA Central Discussions
ISBA Central communities allows section members to pose questions, answer questions, and share information with fellow section members. Members of the section get free access to the section’s community. Joining any section also grants you access to the Transactional and Litigation communities. Below are the total number of discussion posts during the 2020–21 bar year.
Food Law
- Community members: 162
- Total discussion posts: 44
Transactional
- Community members: 25,879
- Total discussion posts: 958
Litigation
- Community members: 25,867
- Total discussion posts: 1,739
Legislation
The Section Council reviewed 38 bills that may affect their members’ practice area. Highlights of the most recent legislative session include:
- House Bill 279 amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to provide that an oral drug is misbranded if gluten is included as an inactive ingredient and is not so listed on its label.
- House Bill 633 creates the Vegetable Garden Protection Act to provide for the right to cultivate a vegetable garden and permits state and local regulation.
- House Joint Resolution 33 creates the Illinois Good Food Purchasing Policy Task Force to study the current procurement of food within the State.