Food & Agriculture

Food and agriculture disputes involve complex scientific, regulatory, and industry-specific issues that require expert witnesses with deep technical knowledge and clear courtroom communication skills. Intellex has been connecting attorneys with credentialed food and agriculture experts since 1984, across both plaintiff and defense matters.

Whether your case involves a foodborne illness outbreak, a mislabeling claim, an agricultural practices dispute, a food product liability matter, or an FDA or USDA compliance issue, your Intellex advisor will identify and vet the right expert. If your food or agriculture specialty isn’t listed here, we’ll find them.

Food & Agriculture Cases We Support

Our expert witnesses and consultants have testified and consulted in matters including:

• Food safety and contamination — pathogen outbreak causation, HACCP failures, sanitation standards
• Product liability — defective food products, foreign object contamination, packaging failures
• Labeling and mislabeling — FDA/USDA compliance, allergen disclosure, organic and natural claims
• Foodborne illness — causation analysis, outbreak investigation, epidemiology
• Agricultural practices — crop damage, pesticide application, irrigation, livestock management
• Food processing standards — GMP violations, facility sanitation, production line failures
• Restaurant and food service — premises liability, food handling standards, franchise disputes
• Supply chain and distribution — cold chain failures, contamination tracing, supplier liability
• Agricultural land disputes — crop damage, water rights, trespass, pesticide drift

Food & Agriculture Specialties Available

Our expert witnesses cover a full range disciplines:

Food Safety & HACCPFood Science & TechnologyMicrobiology & Pathogen AnalysisAgricultural Science & AgronomyFDA & USDA Regulatory ComplianceCrop ScienceLivestock & Animal ScienceFood Labeling & ClaimsRestaurant & Food Service StandardsSupply Chain & Cold ChainPesticides & HerbicidesOrganic & Specialty Food StandardsNutrition ScienceAquaculture & Seafood

How Intellex Works

When you submit a request, your Intellex advisor manages the entire expert sourcing process:

• Conflict clearance — confirmed before any expert is presented to you
• Litigation and testimony history — detailed, case-specific screening
• Daubert history screening — know your expert’s track record before retention
• Expert screening calls — we arrange and moderate so you can evaluate fit
• All paperwork — proposals, invoices, contracts, and NDAs handled end to end