Richard Castro, Author at HashTAG

Gloves: A Recall Prevention Strategy?

Gloves are intended to protect product intended for consumer consumption from contamination, but what happens when it is the gloves themselves end up being theContinue readingGloves: A Recall Prevention Strategy?

As cannabis legalization continues across the U.S. – with New York most recently reaching a deal to legalize recreational use – manufacturers need to ensureContinue readingFDA Cites CBD Producers: Keep Your Business on the Right Side of the Law

In the year-end FSMA Friday webinar, TAG President and CEO David Acheson provided a regulatory recap of 2019 and expectations for 2020. … Continue readingFSMA Fridays Recap- What’s What in Food Safety Regulation: 2019 & 2020

In late November, FDA issued warning letters to 15 companies for illegally selling products containing cannabidiol (CBD) in ways that.. … Continue readingCBD Warning Letters Lead to Litigation

Canada’s newly published Amendments to the Cannabis Regulations, Final Regulations for New Cannabis Products: Edible Cannabis, Cannabis Extr … Continue readingCannabis Packaging, Labelling and Recordkeeping

In January’s “FSMA Friday and Regulatory Update” webinar, Eric Edmunds, JD, of The Acheson Group (TAG) discussed the regulatory changes f… … Continue readingHemp and CBDs: What Is Its Regulatory Status?

TAG has been watching the rapid emergence of the cannabis industry in the U.S. at the State level, and in Canada and other parts of the w… … Continue readingThe Impact of Hemp Legalization on Food

In last week’s newsletter, we discussed the top topics of 2018. This week, we bring you the thoughts and insights of the TAG Team on our … … Continue readingThe Food Industry in 2019: Donning Our Soothsayer Hats

2006: E. coli-contaminated spinach causes outbreak resulting in 199 illnesses in 26 states, including 102 hospitalizations and three dea… … Continue readingE. coli-Contaminated Leafy Greens 2006 to 2018. What Have We (Not) Learned?

On June 19, Canada became the second country in the world to legalize the recreational use of marijuana on a nationwide basis – Uruguay w… … Continue readingCanada Legalizes Recreational Cannabis. What You Need to Know