Food Safety
Foreign Object Recalls Increase: What You Can Do
From beef stew to pork jerky to soda pop and cilantro, 2025 has seen more than its share of foreign material contamination recalls. In
December 1, 2025
Insights
TAG perspectives and recommendations on today’s
top topics in food safety and public health.
Canada
Food Trade Excepted from Free Trade Act: What Does This Mean to Canada
With a goal to remove the barriers of interprovincial trade of goods and services, the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act was passed
December 1, 2025
Simplified
Is there Lead in Your Cookware?
I’ve heard some imported cookware has high levels of lead. How do I know if mine does – and what should I do? The
November 25, 2025
Food Safety
The Various Sides of “Healthy Food” State Laws
The rights of states to enforce legislation that is not in sync with federal legislation is becoming increasingly controversial, particularly in relation to food
November 24, 2025
Public Health
Tick-Transmitted AGS Causes First Reported Death
A death that occurred in 2024 has now been confirmed as caused by alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) transmitted by the lone-star tick, following months of
November 19, 2025
Food Safety
What Does the Funding Bill Really Mean for the Food Industry?
With some controversial media coverage of the 2026 Funding Bill, TAG took a deep dive itself to determine the real extent of the changes
November 18, 2025
Public Health
The Botulinum Difference in Infants and Adults
The ongoing investigation into a multistate outbreak of at least 15 infant botulism illnesses from 10 states has led many to wonder just what
November 12, 2025
Food Safety
How Do Food Recall Rates Relate to Food Safety?
In last week’s article, we discussed the differing perspectives of consumers in the US, UK, and EU in relation to their confidence in the
November 11, 2025
Public Health
Asymptomatic Cases of H5N1 in Humans Raises New Questions
A new CDC scoping literature review has shown that avian influenza infections in humans can be asymptomatic and can be transmitted person to person.
November 4, 2025
