The “Next Pandemic” – Everything Old is New Again
The summary of the NYT article entitled The Next Pandemic: Not if, but When stated “The new, aggressive pathogens in China and Saudi Arabia may
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FDA Allocates One-Third of Budget Request to Food & Nutrition
It’s budgeting time again for the federal government, and FDA has set out its request for increased monies to fund its “ever growing and more
Mexico Organic Equivalency Increases Shopper Options and Industry Markets
If you are a certified organic food producer in Canada, your products can now be sold and labelled as organic in Mexico as well. On
As Tracked Diseases Wane, Protections Shouldn’t
The US is currently seeing some very positive downward trends in the various infectious diseases that TAG has been tracking: While this does leave us
Meat & Poultry “Made in the US” Labeling Likely to See New Limits
Last week, USDA proposed a new rule that would limit the use of a label claim that a food is a “Product of USA” or
The Facts about Avian Influenza
The approach of spring brings with it the semiannual migration of wild birds which is, once again, raising predictions of avian influenza (AI) spread to
What Does FDA’s Priority Guidance List Tell Us about 2023?
With FDA’s release of its priority guidance topics for the Foods Program for the next 12 months, we see the agency as tipping its hand
Red Dye
Question: It seems that everyone is talking about the dangers of red dye in food. Do I need to stop eating anything red? The short
Do Masks Aid in Respiratory Protection?
The conclusions of a recent Cochrane review on the effectiveness of masks for respiratory illness transmission reduction (including COVID) has been widely reported by numerous
Import Alert Removal: A Costly and Complex Process
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-regulated products that are imported into the U.S. must comply with the same laws and regulations that apply to domestic
