Allergen Labeling: What’s New from FDA?
With food labels being the primary source of information on a product’s ingredients – particularly for those who have food allergies – FDA issued new
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Wood-Burning Fireplaces
I have a wood-burning fireplace in my living room, but have had friends say it’s bad for my health. Is it? The short answer: No,
Vaccination Key to Reducing Transmission of Current Infectious Diseases
In our continuing tracking of infectious diseases, TAG is seeing a number of areas of which businesses need to be aware, with particular focus on
Will Your Food Packaging Be Banned?
Potential risk around food packaging has become a greater focus for both regulators and consumers in recent months. Certainly, there is potential risk from packaging
What Flu Do I Have?
Influenza is continuing to spread across the U.S. and has been declared an epidemic in Canada, and, like COVID, it’s not just a single variant
The Traceability Rule is Final. Are You Prepared for Compliance?
It’s finally here – for better or worse. More than a decade after the publication of the Food Safety Modernization Act, the mandated Traceability Rule
CFIA Maintains Flexibility in Cattle Transport Compromise
Earlier this year, the new CFIA animal transport regulations went into effect, reducing the maximum cattle transport confinement interval without food, water and rest (FWR)
Flu Levels Bring States into the “Purple”
The CDC influenza mapping follows a color system that trends from low case levels colored in greens through yellows and reds to highs in deep
The Impact of Priority Pathogens on Foodborne Illness
An analysis of pathogen-contaminated food outbreaks from 1998 through 2020 showed that Salmonella was implicated in significantly more outbreaks than E. coli or Listeria, as
Respiratory Diseases on the Rise: What it means
Rates of respiratory diseases typically tend to increase this time of year, but this year’s increase is anything but typical. Not only are we seeing
