Zero Tolerance on Chlorpyrifos Residue Heightens Need for Traceability If the food you produce, or any of its ingredients, may have been treated with the pesticide chemical chlorpyrifos, that food will be considered adulterated if any detectable residues remain, with...
15
Feb
FDA Resumes Inspections, Plans 2022 Guidance FDA is back on the road and planning new focus areas for 2022. Two recent FDA announcements provided information on the agency’s resumption of domestic inspections and intended guidances. Inspections. During the pandemic, FDA...
The Hygiene Hypothesis and Allergy Reduction The hygiene hypothesis proposes that childhood exposure to germs and certain infections helps the immune system develop…. In theory, exposure to certain germs teaches the immune system not to overreact. (Mayo Clinic) While the...
01
Feb
With supply chain issues having been one of the greatest challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, regulators have made attempts to ease some of the regulatory burden for supply-chain compliance. But even while Omicron begins ebbing in a westward wave across...
Since the first year of the pandemic, supply issues have plagued the world, impacting the food industry as much as any other. Although labor challenges are often the primary cause of shortages and other supply chain issues, there is an...
Since 2018, FDA has allowed for FSMA Preventive Controls exemptions for qualified facilities through the submission of an attestation of qualification. With the exemptions applying to both human and animal foods facilities and the form being relatively easy to complete,...
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 COVID-19 Omicron variant on a rampage, we are definitely not out of the woods. At...
04
Jan
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 articles of 2021. But this year, we are adding another component: a synopsis of a...
28
Dec
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 readership and business. We understand that our success is based on your success and look...
