This time each year we like to take look back to see what you are reading. Which TAG newsletters were most popular? What topics generated… … Continue readingThe Best of 2018: Your Top 10 Blogs

In its ongoing quest to learn more about common environmental pathogens and identify patterns to reduce microbial contamination, FDA has … … Continue readingFDA’s Continued Microbial Sampling Yields New Data

Learn how you can better assess supplier and product risk with the TAG Risk Assessment Tool – powered by SafetyChain Software. Drawing f… … Continue readingTAG Risk Assessment Tool-Product Demo

In last week’s newsletter, we discussed the most recent romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak and the voluntary source labeling plan institute… … Continue readingThe Romaine Fix: Let’s Go Beyond the Label

Just before Thanksgiving CDC made an announcement to consumers not to eat romaine lettuce. This was the second time that I am aware of th… … Continue readingHow Voluntary Is FDA’s New Voluntary Labeling?

Two and a half years after the issuance of two food labeling final rules, FDA has published related guidance documents. Although the orig… … Continue readingFDA Publishes Long-Awaited Guidance on Labeling Rules

A new FDA report on foodborne illness risk factors in restaurants shows that, contrary to general opinion, fast-food restaurants have ten… … Continue readingFDA Study Shows Temperature Controls and Handwashing Top Restaurant Food Safety Issues

Post co-authored by Roger Hancock, CEO of Recall Info Link One of the key authorities that FDA gained with the passage of the Food Safety… … Continue readingFDA-Mandated Recalls: Real but Not Inevitable

Are your allergens under control? If not, are you prepared to face the consequences? They could be as “slight” as a general recall or as … … Continue readingLack of Allergen Controls Leads to Manslaughter Conviction

FDA has been sued, again. For a missed deadline, again. But in this case, I believe we may be better off giving FDA a pass or a work-arou… … Continue readingCan a High-Risk List be Black and White? Or Should it Be More Gray?