food safety
GRAS Questions: Why Should I Invest in a GRAS when Everyone is Already Selling My Ingredient?
Published on August 3, 2019“Why should I invest in a GRAS when everyone is already selling my ingredient?” Well,…
Read MorePerishable Food Delivered through Mail Carrier: Concerns of Spoilage
Published on February 2, 2019Convenience, avoiding long lines at the grocery store, or giving your loved ones’ an edible…
Read MoreThe Ever-Elusive Exercise-in-a-Pill
Published on October 1, 2018The concept of creating exercise in a pill, which in theory would allow for loss…
Read MoreUSDA Statement on Genome Editing Puts Future of Food Innovation at Risk
Published on September 5, 2018On March 28, 2018, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue made an an announcement that…
Read MoreCell-Cultured Meat: Who Will Regulate, FDA or USDA?
Published on August 6, 2018Does the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have the regulatory tools and experience necessary to…
Read MorePhytonutrients Beneficial Food Components, but Safety Testing Still Necessary
Published on July 10, 2018The term “phytonutrient” is defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary as “a bioactive plant-derived compound (such…
Read MoreVirulent Newcastle Disease Confirmed in Backyard Chickens in California
Published on June 5, 2018Ten cases of virulent Newcastle disease (vND) have been confirmed by the United States Department…
Read More“Informed Decision Making” a Priority for Responsible Stakeholders in Dietary Supplement Industry
Published on May 1, 2018The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) is the home to the National Center for Natural…
Read More“Natural” Ingredients in Dietary Supplements for Sports Nutrition: Unfounded Assumption of Safety
Published on April 3, 2018In 2016, sports nutrition dietary supplements sales in the United States (U.S.) totaled $5.7 billion…
Read MoreIs This FDA’s Hostile Take-Over of GRAS or Is It Simply Establishing Some Ground Rules?
Published on December 5, 2017The week of November 13, 2017, is notable because FDA released two documents relating to…
Read MoreWhat’s in My Thanksgiving Food? The Good, the Bad and the Yummy
Published on November 7, 2017Football, family and — most important — feasting. It is almost Thanksgiving! In the United…
Read MoreConsultancy Experience Key to Southeastern Reduction Company’s FDA GRAS for Pecan Shell Fiber as Food Ingredient in Amounts up to 10%
Published on October 10, 2017When Southeastern Reduction Company (SRC) contracted with Burdock Group to submit a GRAS dossier to…
Read MoreGround-Breaking Article to be Published in Food and Chemical Toxicology
Published on July 11, 2017The prestigious food safety journal, Food and Chemical Toxicology, has accepted for publication an article…
Read MoreInsect Protein: What are the Food Safety and Regulatory Challenges?
Published on August 1, 2015Traditionally, Americans have used livestock and dairy products as the primary sources of dietary protein. …
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