TAG’s IT experts provided general data from the open.fda.gov/api reports confirming that, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic ov … Continue readingDespite COVID-19 – and Confusing FDA Listings – 2020 Food Recalls Are Down

While experts’ understanding and knowledge of COVID-19 has continued to evolve and expand, there are some factors that have been long acknow … Continue readingCOVID-19 and Food: Contact but not Transmission

In TAG’s May 2020 FSMA Fridays webinar, TAG President and CEO Dr. David Acheson MD and Senior Director, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs… … Continue readingResponsibly Reopening and Rebounding from COVID-19

FDA has notified states that they can begin to conduct Produce Safety Rule (PSR) inspections on farms, following reopening guidelines from.. … Continue readingFDA Authorizes State Farm Inspections: A Harbinger of PC Inspections to Come?

With all the employee protection, food safety, and temporary closure challenges the food industry has faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, it … Continue readingRegulatory Actions During COVID-19

Since the start of this crisis, the GFSI community has worked to establish an industry-wide position that best serves the food and beverage … Continue readingUpdate on GFSI COVID-19 Policy and Certification Extensions

With businesses beginning to reopen across the U.S., FDA has published Best Practices for Reopening Retail Food Establishments, a checklist. … Continue readingFDA Provides Reopening Recommendations but Continues to Postpone Inspections

FDA may have temporarily postponed its routine inspections due to COVID-19, but other areas of the federal government have remained very act … Continue readingDOJ Continues Food Safety Indictments

With the supply chain disruptions that have come along with the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become both more difficult and more critical to … Continue readingProtecting the Strained Supply Chain against Intentional Adulteration