Food law and regulatory training

Practical sessions on Canadian food law for legal, QA, and regulatory affairs teams.

Glenford Jameson trains legal counsel and regulatory teams (in-house counsel, compliance officers, external counsel advising food companies): the regulatory framework, liability analysis, enforcement strategy, and where legal risk concentrates. He also provides training for regulatory affairs and QA/QC teams on operational compliance, documentation requirements, inspection readiness, and practical implementation.

The topic list is the same for both audiences. The emphasis, case studies, and workshop exercises shift.

What Participants Leave With

A working understanding of the regulatory framework as it applies to their operations. The ability to identify the issues that require legal input and the issues that can be managed operationally. Concrete actions they can take back to their teams. Every session includes presentation, discussion, and a workshop component built around the regulatory problems that food companies actually face.

Formats

Sessions are conducted in-person (preferable) or virtually, and are typically:

Half-day (approximately 3 hours). Single-topic deep dive with workshop.
Full-day (approximately 5 hours). Multi-topic programme with extended workshop and case studies.
A custom programme. Designed for teams with specific regulatory questions or training needs. We scope the programme with you before building it.

Topics

We teach from the areas we practise in. Standard topics include:

The Canadian food regulatory framework (SFCA, SFCR, FDA/FDR, licensing, preventive controls)
Labelling and packaging compliance (mandatory elements, NFT, allergens, bilingual requirements, FOP symbol)
Health claims and food marketing compliance (nutrient content claims, disease risk reduction claims, advertising standards, influencer disclosure)
Importing food into Canada (licensing, PCP for importers, border holds, supplier qualification)
Novel foods, food additives, and product classification
Recall management (CFIA classification, s. 82 obligations, operational readiness)
Co-packing (regulatory allocation, agreement structure, common failure patterns)
Not-for-profit governance for food industry associations

If your team has a topic not listed here, we are open to discussing it. We have designed custom programmes on subjects including food fraud, plastics regulation, and international market access.

About the Instructor

Glenford Jameson has taught food law at the undergraduate and graduate level, spoken at conferences across North America and internationally, and designed custom training programmes for food companies ranging from mid-market Canadian manufacturers to multinational CPG firms. The training practice is an extension of the advisory practice: same subject matter, same analytical approach, different format.

What Training Is Not

Training seminars are educational programmes. They do not constitute legal advice and are not a substitute for a consultation on your specific regulatory situation.

Last updated: March 2026. This page is maintained by GSJ&Co. and updated when there are material changes to the relevant regulatory framework.