Gloves are intended to protect product intended for consumer consumption from contamination, but what happens when it is the gloves…
FDA Cites CBD Producers: Keep Your Business on the Right Side of the Law
As cannabis legalization continues across the U.S. – with New York most recently reaching a deal to legalize recreational use…
FSMA Fridays Recap- What’s What in Food Safety Regulation: 2019 & 2020
In the year-end FSMA Friday webinar, TAG President and CEO David Acheson provided a regulatory recap of 2019 and expectations for 2020.
CBD Warning Letters Lead to Litigation
In late November, FDA issued warning letters to 15 companies for illegally selling products containing cannabidiol (CBD) in ways that..
Cannabis Packaging, Labelling and Recordkeeping
Canada’s newly published Amendments to the Cannabis Regulations, Final Regulations for New Cannabis Products: Edible Cannabis, Cannabis Extr
Hemp and CBDs: What Is Its Regulatory Status?
In January’s “FSMA Friday and Regulatory Update” webinar, Eric Edmunds, JD, of The Acheson Group (TAG) discussed the regulatory changes f…
The Impact of Hemp Legalization on Food
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…
The Food Industry in 2019: Donning Our Soothsayer Hats
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 …
E. coli-Contaminated Leafy Greens 2006 to 2018. What Have We (Not) Learned?
2006: E. coli-contaminated spinach causes outbreak resulting in 199 illnesses in 26 states, including 102 hospitalizations and three dea…
Canada Legalizes Recreational Cannabis. What You Need to Know
On June 19, Canada became the second country in the world to legalize the recreational use of marijuana on a nationwide basis – Uruguay w…
