Clinics & SPOs
Food Law and Policy Clinic
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How food waste deterrence policies redirect surplus food from landfills to those in need
February 25, 2025
“For a food waste deterrence policy to work, it must tip the scales so that it is more expensive to throw away food than to…
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Drugs, food, and weight! Oh my!
February 24, 2025
A new class of medicines, like Ozempic, have shown tremendous benefit in helping people manage a number of diseases, including diabetes and obesity. Where efforts…
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The FDA knew long ago that red dye No. 3 causes cancer. Why did it take so long to ban it?
January 17, 2025
The elaborate regulatory process for removing an additive from the food supply can certainly result in litigation, said Emily Broad Leib, director…
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Illinois Takes a Bite Out of Food Waste: A New Law Sets a Precedent
December 11, 2024
“Illinois’ new law represents an exciting example of the democratic process being effectively used to address the still largely unsolved issue of domestic food waste,”…
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Harvard Law’s Emily Broad Leib explains why the FDA is considering new front-of-package labels to call out foods with high fat, salt, and sugar.
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Is Cash King? Insights from Cash Assistance Pilots Targeting Heath and Food Outcomes
October 17, 2024
Can direct cash payments address poverty-associated disparities in health outcomes, unmet food and nutrition needs, and strengthen a sense of community autonomy and well-being? Join…
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Beyond ‘An apple a day’
October 16, 2024
Food law and policy expert Emily Broad Leib discusses why doctors need to know more about food and nutrition.
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Beyond ‘An apple a day’
October 8, 2024
Food law and policy expert Emily Broad Leib discusses why doctors need to know more about food and nutrition.
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Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation – Cambridge Restaurant Sampler: Get to know some of Cambridge’s greatest restaurants and meet other students interested in…
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Thanksgiving Leftovers Are Good for Longer Than You Think
November 27, 2023
“I can’t think of any other meal where we so purposefully over-prepare food,” CHLPI’s Emily Broad Leib told Bloomberg. “When we throw food away, it’s…
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California didn’t ban Skittles. But it tackled a food safety problem the FDA hasn’t solved
November 2, 2023
An Opinion article in the Los Angeles Times by Food Law and Policy Clinic director and clinical professor of law Emily Broad Leib.
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In cities across the U.S., hundreds of refrigerators stocked with free food are reducing waste — and methane emissions.
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‘We need to have a coordinated vision’ for food policy
September 8, 2022
Looking ahead to the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, Emily Broad Leib and Katie Garfield say that drafting a national strategy for food must be a major priority.
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Emily Broad Leib ’08 on the rise in food insecurity and the need for a national food strategy
May 10, 2021
Emily M. Broad Leib ’08, faculty director of the Food Law and Policy Clinic, discusses food insecurity and the challenges and crises in the U.S. food system, which have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Machteld van Egmond LL.M. ’20: A physician-researcher with a curious mind turns to the practice of law
May 24, 2020
A physician-researcher, Machteld van Egmond LL.M. ’20 explored the intersections among empirical science, law, and medicine during her LL.M. year at Harvard Law School.
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For the Clinical Program at Harvard Law School, the past weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic have been a time to mobilize. As the clinics have moved to working remotely, their work has continued with new urgency.