Food & Drug Law Institute Recognizes Council’s Chief Legal Counsel With 2014 Distinguished Service and Leadership Award — Elizabeth Anderson receives award for her contributions to food and drug law community


The Personal Care Products Council today announced its general counsel, Elizabeth (Betsy) Anderson, has received the 2014 Distinguished Service & Leadership Award from the Food & Drug Law Institute (FDLI).

First established in 1993, the annual FDLI award recognizes members of the nation’s legal community for their contributions to the development of food and drug law throughout the United States, according to the institute.

“We congratulate Betsy for receiving this very prestigious honor,” said Lezlee Westine, the Council’s President and CEO. “Betsy’s level of devotion and the integrity she puts Anderson, the Council’s Executive Vice President for Legal and General Counsel, joined the trade association in 1996.  She is responsible for managing legal issues facing the industry and providing regulatory guidance. She also serves as the Council’s staff liaison to the Legal Executive Committee, the group that directs the Association’s policy in the legal and regulatory areas.

Anderson has served as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the Food and Drug Law Journal and co-authored, “The Cosmetics Regulatory Process” chapter in an FDLI publication; she currently serves as Immediate Past Chair on FDLI’s Board of Directors.

Before joining the Council, Anderson was responsible for the legal and regulatory affairs of Beiersdorf, Inc., a manufacturer of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, medical devices and cosmetics in Norwalk, Connecticut.  She graduated with honors from Bowdoin College and received her law degree from Boston College Law School. Fluent in German, Anderson spent two years at the Institute of European Studies in Vienna, Austria.