FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Journal of Food Law and Policy has announced its editorial board, members and staff editors for the 2020-21 academic year. The scholarly journal is published twice a year and is edited by dedicated law students at the University of Arkansas School of Law.

The journal has long been recognized as a leader in publishing articles and essays on food law and its impact on society. When its inaugural issue was published in 2005, no other student-edited journal was devoted to this topic and few law schools acknowledged the emerging discipline of food law and policy. Since that time, the publication has led the nation in identifying the significance of studying the legal framework of our food system. Food law and policy as a discipline has emerged as an accepted field of study and a popular part of law school curriculums across the world.

Today, the Journal of Food Law and Policy continues its efforts to publish and promote the very best legal scholarship. Article topics include food labeling and safety, consumer interest in food policy, the environmental effects of food production, agricultural law and its impact on our food system, global food security, food assistance, nutrition policy, animal welfare, international food law, the regulation of biotechnology and other new food technologies and a wide variety of other dynamic issues affecting food law and policy.

The School of Law is noted for its work in the law of food and agriculture, with a variety of food law courses offered, a specialized LL.M. Program in Agricultural and Food Law, the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative and the Food Recovery Project.

Congratulations to the students of the 2020-21 Journal of Food Law and Policy.

Editorial Board:

• Channing Burd, editor in chief
• Laura Edmondson, executive editor
• Samantha Dillahunty, articles editor
• Ron Turley, managing editor
• Annie Kate Lipscomb, note and comment editor

Members:

• Kara Lambert
• David Lee

Staff Editors:

• Kayla de Armas
• Donta Dismuke
• Mason Gates
• James Hill
• Jonathan Jenkins
• Justin Lee
• Dana McGee
• Martha-Kay Mettler
• Emily Stone

Advisors:

• Susan Schneider, faculty advisor
• Kyla Kaplan, LL.M. advisor