Public Health
Fresh or Frozen: Produce Is a Nutritious Option
With March being National Frozen Food Month and National Nutrition Month, we thought it would be interesting to see what the science has to
March 25, 2026
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Food Safety
CORE Report 2024: Produce Tops List and New Pathogen-Commodity Pair Identified
The most recent CORE Report has been published – with some new facets. With the 2024 FDA organizational changes, an Emergency Response team was
March 25, 2026
Food Safety
Will Your Food Safety Culture Pass a CFIA Inspection?
Food safety culture has long been seen as a “good to have” in Canada food establishments, but it had not been called out as
March 25, 2026
Public Health
Manager Presenteeism More Detrimental than Absenteeism
Absenteeisms often create coverage challenges for a business, especially when the absent person is a manager. But, as studies are finding, presenteeisms can present
March 18, 2026
Food Safety
Food Allergen Labeling: From Zero Presence to Reference Dose?
The use of precautionary allergen labeling (PAL) has long been at issue, with labels such as “may contain” being unregulated, unstandardized, misunderstood, and misused.
March 17, 2026
Public Health
Will Adding to Medical School Requirements Increase Nutrition?
In response to a January letter to university leaders from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., about 1/4 of U.S. medical schools agreed to
March 11, 2026
Food Safety
Why Self-Affirmed GRAS is Facing the Axe
The continuing focus of the current administration on the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) “loophole” of self-affirmation has led to organizations and media digging
March 10, 2026
Public Health
Nasal Vaccine Could Replace Seasonal Shots
A new vaccine developed by Stanford medicine could provide protection from respiratory viruses, bacteria, allergens – even the common cold. In a study in mice, the “nearly
March 4, 2026
Food Safety
Traceability, PFT, Cottage Cheese, and Produce
FSMA rules are back on FDA’s docket with a focus on traceability and produce: With compliance to the Traceability Rule having been extended to
March 3, 2026
