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Craig Simpson
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Craig Simpson

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Avenue Louise 523, Brussels 20001, Belgium

Advertising and Promotion, Alcohol Beverage and Non-Beverage Alcohol Products, Animal and Veterinary Food and Drug and 13 more

About Craig Simpson

Craig Simpson counsels multinational corporations and trade associations in the life sciences sector on regulatory compliance of products marketed or produced in Europe (in the European Economic Area (EEA) and the United Kingdom) and on related commercial, contract, and competition matters. His practice focuses primarily on food and feed, chemicals, and product safety issues.

Craig has particular experience in food and feed regulation, having advised in that area for over twenty years in both private practice and the public sector. He assists clients in identifying the regulatory status of food and feed products and their ingredients (including applicable pre-market authorisation requirements and restrictions), product positioning, compliance of product promotional materials with food information requirements (including claims), and in determining applicable hygiene and traceability obligations. He defends clients under enforcement investigation, including representing clients before national enforcement authorities in negotiating solutions to non-compliance situations in order to minimise sanctions, reputational damage, and business interruption. He also challenges unjustified national trade barriers hindering marketing of client food or feed products and represents clients before European institutions and in proceedings before European Courts and Boards of Appeal.

Craig also has significant experience advising clients on market access and regulatory compliance matters concerning chemicals (REACH, Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS), Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP)), medical devices, biocidal products and CE marking, and on specific consumer protection and product safety requirements. This includes advising and providing training to a number of European life sciences trade associations on competition law compliance issues.

Prior to joining Keller and Heckman, Craig worked for six years as a Senior Legal Officer in the Food and Veterinary Unit of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Surveillance Authority (ESA) pursuing infringement proceedings against EEA EFTA State laws or administrative practices constituting illegal trade barriers and advising on regulatory compliance issues under the EEA Agreement. Before joining ESA, Craig practised as Of Counsel in the life sciences group of an international law firm for thirteen years advising and representing multinational companies and European trade associations on EU regulatory compliance issues in the food and feed, chemicals, medical devices, biocidal products, and product safety areas.

Craig regularly lectures at industry conferences and trade association events and authors articles on legal developments affecting the life sciences industry.

Awards

•Chambers Europe: Regulatory: Agro/Food, Spotlight Recipient - Europe-Wide, 2026
•Previously recognized in the Legal 500 EMEA for EU Regulatory: Food
•IRCA Certified Lead Auditor for ISO 22000: 2018 Food Safety Management Systems

Insights & In the News

European Commission Adopts Proposal on Regulation of New Genomic Techniques

07.05.2023
Blog: Tomorrow's Food and Feed

European Commission Adopts Proposal on Regulation of New Genomic Techniques

07.05.2023
Blog: The Daily Intake

European Commission Adopts Proposal on Regulation of New Genomic Techniques

07.05.2023

Keller and Heckman Secures Multiple Rankings in 2026 Edition of Legal 500 EMEA Guide

Press Release
03.25.2026

Events

Partner Craig Simpson to Present at Fdevarelovgivning Conference 2026

Speaking Engagement

05.06.2026
05.07.2026

Partner Craig Simpson to Present at ERA’s Annual Conference on EU Law in the Food Sector

Speaking Engagement

05.21.2026
05.22.2026

 

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Areas of Law

  • Technology and Science 1
    • Biotechnology
  • Other 15
    • Advertising and Promotion
    • Alcohol Beverage and Non-Beverage Alcohol Products
    • Animal and Veterinary Food and Drug
    • Chemical Control
    • Dietary Supplements
    • Environmental
    • Food and Drug
    • Food and Food Ingredients
    • International Regulatory Affairs
    • Medical Devices
    • Product Safety
    • Chemicals and Plastics
    • Consumer Products and Retail
    • Food & Life Sciences
    • Trade Associations

Practice Details

  • Languages
    English
    French (fluent)
    Spanish
    German (basic)
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Keller and Heckman LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Matters: Advised online food supplements
    sports food distributor on EU food information, pre-market authorisation,
    ingredient restriction requirements,
    obtained national borderline product clearances
    Determined whether plant extract claimed to improve memory
    mental function constitutes a novel food ingredient or medicinal product requiring pre-market authorisation
    Represented animal feed multinational before national enforcement authorities concerning its unauthorised placing on the market of a feed additive
    Successfully defended U.S. food distributor against allegation by Dutch Food Safety Authority of breach of EU food hygiene requirements at storage warehouse
    Counselled third country EU Mission on legal arguments to challenge threatened EU safeguard measures restricting EU imports of its fish containing a prohibited additive
    Advised producer of coccidiostat poultry feed additive on implications of preventive antibiotic use restrictions under the EU Medicated Feed Regulation 2019/4
    Pursued infringement proceedings against EEA State 'Buy national' fish campaign constituting a measure having an equivalent effect to an import restriction
    Reviewed terms of EU sales agreement concerning U.S. retailer's sports nutrition products to ensure EU food, competition,
    commercial law compliance
    Appealed Decisions of the European Chemicals Agency concerning REACH before its Board of Appeal (see, for example, Decisions A-011-2014, A-008-2015, A-026-2015)
    Challenged UK MHRA position on medical device classification of self-disinfecting examination glove on basis that active substance is not liable to act on human body
    Guided offshore refining equipment producer in obtaining continued market access for in situ generated biocidal product preventing biofouling of offshore water systems
    Advised hard drive manufacturer concerning improper affixture of CE mark, eco-design,
    product information requirements under CE marking Directives
    Compliance counsel to European life sciences trade associations, including advice on regulatory compliance, competition law compliance,
    training
    contract reviews
  • Additional Links
    https://www.khlaw.com/people/craig-simpson

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1998, Solicitor, England and Wales
    UK Law Society practising certificate
    Brussels Bar (Ordre Français) ‘A’ List
    Memberships

    Memberships

    •European Food Safety Authority, Former Member of the Management Board

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University College London
    Class of 1994
    LL.B
    Upper Second Class Honors
    Other Education
    College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium
    Class of 2001
    M.A.
    European Political Studies, Mention Bien

    The College of Law, London
    Class of 1998
    Legal Practice Diploma

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    Craig Simpson speaks Spanish and German (basic).
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    Craig Simpson attended University College London.
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