2022: Hold on to Your Hat: Squalls Ahead
As we discussed in last week’s Insights article, 2021 was a highly challenging year on all fronts for the food industry … and with the
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TAG Looks Back at 2021
Continuing TAG’s tradition of assessing the previous year at the turn of the new year, this article provides a look at the top-read TAG Insights
Letter from TAG’s President
As 2021 winds down and carries us into 2022, I’d like to take this opportunity to let you know how much TAG appreciates your ongoing
A TAG Analysis of 15 Years of Recall Events
On January 13, 2009, the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) announced a recall of some lots of peanut butter for potential Salmonella contamination. Through a
Judicious Transition from Gestation Crates Beneficial to Producer as well as Sows
Pork producers are facing increasing trends and regulations limiting, or banning, the use of gestational crates. The most current regulation is that of California’s Prop
What the Proposed Ag Water Requirements Mean for Growers
Six years after FDA’s publication of FSMA’s Produce Safety Rule, the agency has published the long-awaited proposed rule revising the pre-harvest agricultural water requirements for
Accredited Lab Rule Published: What Does it Mean to You?
FDA has, at long last, issued the Final Rule for Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Food (LAAF Rule), laying out the specifications for the requirement
Would Your Preventive Controls Stand Up to an FDA Inspection?
Although FDA investigators are still more focused on inspecting for cGMP compliance, rather than conducting full Preventive Controls inspections, facilities are being written up for
Climate Change Impacts on Food Safety
With the worldwide changes in weather patterns, along with the associated increases in temperature and extreme weather events, climate change and its variability are becoming
Heavy Metals: A Hazard but Not Necessarily a Risk
In recent months, there has been a great deal of regulatory focus and media attention on heavy metals in food. It is certainly an area
