Food Safety
Back to the Basics: Using Data to Manage Risk
As consultants, the TAG Team counsels food and beverage companies on a daily basis on issues and concerns in their establishments or those of
November 9, 2022
Insights
TAG perspectives and recommendations on today’s
top topics in food safety and public health.
Cannabis
Countering the Black Market in Cannabis-Legal States
Despite the legalization of cannabis in the majority of states across the U.S., the black market continues to thrive in many areas. Why is
November 8, 2022
Simplified
Chemicals in Food
Whenever I read a food’s ingredient list, it seems there is always some chemical that I can’t pronounce! How can I avoid chemicals? The
November 3, 2022
Public Health>Communicable Disease
Cooling Weather Brings Increase in Respiratory Diseases.
With RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) now seeing some spread across the U.S., we have added this disease to our weekly infectious disease update. RSV
November 2, 2022
Food Safety
The Consequences of Foreign Facility Inspection Refusals
Whether you are a foreign supplier of food to the U.S. or you import food or ingredients, there are a number of dos and
November 2, 2022
Public Health>Communicable Disease
As Upper Respiratory Illnesses Increase, Advice Stands: When Ill – Stay Home
While we are continuing to see a significant decline in monkeypox cases in the U.S., upper respiratory diseases, including influenza, COVID, and RSV are
October 26, 2022
Food Safety
USDA Continues to Set its Sights on Salmonella
After announcing its intent to declare Salmonella an adulterant in breaded stuffed raw chicken products in August, USDA FSIS has now furthered its action
October 25, 2022
Canada|Food Safety
Class-Action Lawsuits Underscore Importance of Prevention
In 2017, E. coli-contaminated Canadian flour products were recalled having sickened at least 28 people; three years later the implicated company is paying $1.5
October 21, 2022
Public Health>Communicable Disease
U.S. Seeing Some Increased Activity of New COVID Variants
COVID cases are continuing to decline in the U.S., however we are beginning to see some increased activity with new variants, particularly BQ.1 and
October 19, 2022
