Firm’s Associate Partner Olena Zubchenko moderated a panel on the regulatory role of food safety at the Kyiv Post Conference “Protecting Ukraine’s Food Chain: Quantity, Quality and Safety”, organized in Kyiv on May 22, 2013.
Olena Zubchenko provided insights and guided discussions on new law initiatives on food safety, technical standards, and current labeling issues. Together with the panelists Oleksandr Khohlov of Nibulon, Lyudmyla Vladova of Metro Cash & Carry Ukraine, Serhiy Osavolyuk of IFC’s Investment Climate for Agribusiness Project, representatives of Association of Milk producers, State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service Olena Zubchenko discussed what actions are needed to grow Ukraine’s agricultural and food-processing businesses.
The panelists also discussed the aspects of food enrichment – whose role is to decide whether food products are fortified with vitamins and minerals.
Lavrynovych & Partners was an official legal partner of the event. The Firm has successful experience in supporting various transactions for leading agricultural companies and food producers, including Danone Unimilk Ukraine, Galakton, Louis Dreyfus Commodities, Nibulon, Mriya Agroholding, Industrial Milk Company, Allseeds Group, and others.