2/20/2025 8:00:03 PM Domestic Fluid Milk Gains First in 15 Years and Cheese Exports Bounce in 2024 By David Crass There are some positive signs from 2024 for the dairy industry moving forward, although headwinds are ever-present, particularly as trade...
2/20/2025 3:32:29 PM H5N1 in Dairy Update - New Strain; Raw Milk Testing By David Crass I haven't posted on this topic in a while because it seems like the situation changes almost daily. But here is the latest. This month, a...
2/18/2025 3:00:12 PM Science does not agree on how alcohol affects your health. By Paul Benson The science is clear that heavy drinking is bad for you. It raises the risk for many conditions including heart and liver disease and...
2/17/2025 3:51:11 PM What will RFK, Jr. do now that the DGAC punted on ultra processed foods? By Paul Benson I've been posting a lot about ultra processed foods (UPF) and how they might be treated in the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines. A couple...
2/17/2025 3:50:17 PM Expect these food and beverage trends to compete for your attention in 2025. By Paul Benson I read articles about industry “trends” with skepticism. Because I aways ask myself whether what is being written about is actually a...
1/22/2025 4:59:54 PM The Proliferation of Frivolous ADA Website Compliance Lawsuits: A Defense Perspective By Katie Fillmore In recent years, an alarming trend has emerged in the legal landscape: the filing of mass lawsuits alleging violations of the Americans...
1/21/2025 9:46:26 PM Nobody seems to be happy with FDA's front-of-pack labelling proposal. Why? By Paul Benson I've done a lot of posting in the past about food and beverage labels. The upshot of my messages has generally been that nobody seems to...
1/21/2025 9:44:55 PM What does FDA's ban of Red Dye No. 3 mean for you? By Paul Benson Beginning in 2027, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will require food and beverage manufacturers to start removing Red Dye No. 3...
4/25/2021 3:08:27 PM Here's a perspective on 10 FDA priorities that don't relate to COVID-19. By Paul Benson As we look to a post-pandemic world (hopefully, sooner than later), this article from Chemicals Director of the Environmental Defense...