This is the last of four TAG newsletter articles that examined safety as well as FDA regulatory oversight of food and color additives. The previous articles were: FDA Approval of Food and Color Additives; Safety of Color Additives in Food;...

TAG continues to share insightful information about public health-related topics to dig deeper into the issues that matter so you can be better educated and empowered to react appropriately. This week’s article, which is the third in the series, continues...

The Acheson Group continues to share insightful information about public health-related topics to dig deeper into the issues that matter so you can be better educated and empowered to react appropriately. This week’s article is the second of four on...

Going back to the passage of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) in 1938 and subsequent amendments, the FDA has diligently and consistently provided food safety assurance for the marketplace introduction of food and color additives. To achieve...

Over the last week, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) conducted a simulation involving the movement of US high-consequence infectious disease (HCID) patients from foreign soil to US treatment centers in a new  HHS portable biocontainment unit...

Similar to the way that airborne pollen can trigger seasonal allergies, a new study presented at the American Society for Microbiology annual meeting suggests that airborne fungal spores may be linked to viral surges. The study suggests that monitoring airborne...

A recent risk assessment from the WHO has warned of significant spread of the Oropouche virus (OROV) transmitted to humans by midges. While the majority of outbreaks had been in the Amazon region, epidemiological data show a marked increase and...

With measles cases rising around the world, the CDC has revised its measles vaccine guidance, advising that all international travelers be fully vaccinated against measles no matter where they are traveling. The advisory is an update from the previous recommendation...

Although the risk of humans being infected by and transmitting avian influenza remains low, a National Academies of Science panel explained that, while the virus is not new, it is behaving differently by adapting to be able to infect many...

With the FDA vaccine advisory group recommending that a monovalent JN.1 lineage vaccine continue to be used in COVID vaccines for the upcoming US respiratory virus season, limits are also being placed on approvals for new vaccines. As detailed in...