Insights
Why does it take so long?
The first illness began on March 2, 2019. By April 8, 96 people from five states had been reported as ill from E. coli O103, with 11 hosp…
April 17, 2019
Insights
TAG perspectives and recommendations on today’s
top topics in food safety and public health.
Cannabis
Applying HACCP to Cannabis Production
State regulations for cannabis products vary significantly, with further differences within the same state for medicinal and recreational…
April 16, 2019
Insights
USDA Foreign Object Contamination Focus Prompts Customer Complaint GuidancE
Foreign object contamination has become a huge issue for FSIS as evidenced by the increasing number of recalls related to this issue. A f…
April 11, 2019
Insights
FDA Direction Revealed in Gottlieb’s Final Statements
On March 28, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb appeared before the Senate Subcommittee on Appropriations for the last time in his role as c…
April 4, 2019
Insights
Lessons to be Learned from an Anything-But-Typical Recall
On March 12, a recall notice was posted on the FDA website for two production lots of Pillsbury Unbleached All-Purpose Flour due to possi…
March 28, 2019
Cannabis
CBD: Food Ingredient, Dietary Supplement, or Drug?
By Eric Edmunds The basic definition of CBD is fairly clear: As the abbreviation for cannabidiol, CBD is a naturally occurring,…
March 26, 2019
