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Johnel Lagabon to Speak at South Eastern Sections IFT Seminar

Burdock Group is pleased to announce that our Engagement Manager, Johnel Lagabon, will be conducting a seminar on April 7 as part of the...

Ask the Expert: Are Naturals Necessarily Better?

You've heard, when it comes to health... "natural ingredients are better for you." But are they? Are naturals necessarily better?

Nanotoxicity of Food Ingredients

Various ingredients incorporated into food may contain a measurable amount of nanosized particles (1 – 100 nm). Notably, materials at the...

Cultured Meat: Safety & Regulatory Considerations

As companies move closer to consumer-priced meat analogs made from cell culture, the regulatory landscape in the United States for...

Nanotechnology & Food: Opportunities, Disadvantages, & Regulatory Hurdles

Nanotechnology encompasses science, engineering, and technology involving at least one dimension at the nanoscale (approximately one...

What is it?! A Food, Drug or Supplement?

Marketers call it a nutraceutical, R&D says it’s a dietary supplement, but FDA calls it a Drug - what is it?! In the world of regulatory...

Safety and Regulation of Cell-Cultured Meat as a Food Product

Introduction In 2003, the first ever tissue-engineered steak was eaten by Australian artists, Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr. This was for...

“The Dose Makes the Poison” – The Right and Wrong Way to Calculate an Estimated Daily Intake

Introduction The first lesson in toxicology is that “the dose makes the poison”; meaning that all things are toxic, even water when...

GRAS: Meeting the Burden of Persuasion

By: Johnel Lagabon and George A. Burdock, Ph.D. In the process of compiling a GRAS dossier, often so much emphasis is placed on...