With TAG as your partner, you can mitigate operational, regulatory, and reputational risk – while ensuring your food safety and public health practices are the best they can be.
About TAG
Led by former FDA Associate Commissioner for Foods Dr. David Acheson, The Acheson Group (TAG) is a leading global food safety and public health consulting team of subject matter experts. Founded in 2013, TAG’s reputation, team, and client base has grown year after year, continuing to add TAG experts – and expertise.
Even as we grow, we retain an agile business model – customizing our service offerings to each client, providing remote or on-site assessment, staying on the forefront of emerging trends, and adapting to the ever-changing landscape of business and the environment in which it operates.
The TAG Team’s combined 375+ years of in-depth industry knowledge and real-world experience will help you deploy best practices for risk mitigation – to improve operational efficiencies, ensure standards and regulatory compliance, and protect your brand.
TAG Team
David Acheson, MD President & CEO Dr. David Acheson is the Founder and CEO of The Acheson Group (TAG)
Rolando Gonzalez Vice President, Public Health Dr. Rolando González is the Vice President of Public Health with The Acheson
Cameron Prince Vice President, Regulatory Affairs Cameron Prince is Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for The Acheson Group
Liliana Casal-Wardle Senior Director, Food Safety Dr Liliana Casal-Wardle, Ph.D.; Senior Director Food Safety has twenty-five years of experience
Ben Miller Senior Director, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Dr. Benjamin Miller is a Senior Director of Regulatory and Scientific
Desiree Kramer Senior Director, Administration Desiree Kramer is the Senior Director of Administration for The Acheson Group (TAG). She
Christopher Snabes Director, Food Safety Christopher Snabes is a Director, Food Safety with The Acheson Group (TAG). Christopher has
Eric Edmunds Director, Food Safety Eric is a Food Safety Director with The Acheson Group (TAG) and brings a
Sam Davidson Director, Food Safety Sam Davidson is a Director, Food Safety with The Acheson Group based in Toronto,
Lisa Jo Lupo Director, Communications Lisa Jo Lupo, Director, Communications for The Acheson Group, began with TAG as its
Lacey Keesee Director, Food Safety Lacey Keesee is Director of Food Safety for The Acheson Group. Lacey has over
Erin Work Director, Business Operations As the Director of Business Operations for The Acheson Group (TAG), Erin’s main role
Mary Hoffman Director, Food Safety Mary Hoffman is Director, Food Safety with The Acheson Group (TAG). In her nearly
Lily Yang Associate, Food Safety Dr. Lily Yang, Associate of Food Safety, is an enthusiastic and collaborative science communicator.
Carrie Kearns Account Manager Carrie Kearns is an Account Manager with TAG. Her role is to ensure that the
James Acheson Senior Manager, Food Safety James Acheson is a Senior Manager, Food Safety for The Acheson Group (TAG). In
Auja Bywater Assistant, Food Safety Auja Bywater is an Assistant in Food Safety for The Acheson Group (TAG). She
Richard Simmons Senior Advisor, Food Safety Rich Simmons, BSc Agr. (Honors), Senior Advisor, Food Safety with The Acheson Group
Ranjeet Klair Senior Advisor, Food Safety Ranjeet Klair, Senior Advisor, Food Safety, has over 20 years of industry experience
Gary Goessel Senior Advisor, Food Safety Gary G. Goessel brings more than 45 years of experience including 20 years
Freeman Libby Senior Advisor, Food Safety Freeman Libby is a food safety consultant with over 45 year’s experience in
Stephen Hufford Senior Advisor, Food Safety Stephen Hufford is an experienced food safety consultant bringing over 41 years of
Dr. Ruth Petran Senior Advisor, Food Safety Dr. Ruth Petran is Senior Advisor, Food Safety, for The Acheson Group.
Alyssa Pancoast Intern, Food Safety Alyssa Pancoast is an Intern in Food Safety for The Acheson Group (TAG). Prior
TAG Global
With long-standing clients with facilities in countries throughout Europe, Asia, North and South America, TAG can service all areas of the world through its international associates or established network of professionals.
We can help ensure your facilities around the globe are
held to the same high-quality standards to employ best practices and mitigate operational, regulatory and reputational risk.
HashTAG
HashTAG helps cannabis and hemp producers and retailers produce and sell safe, quality products – successfully. We work with our clients to assess programs and policies, conduct risk evaluations, ensure regulatory compliance, and help guide your success in producing a safe, quality product.
HashTAG’s team of experts bring years of industry and regulatory experience to assess and guide your business in growing & cultivation, edibles, topicals & oils, hemp, cannabinoids, vapes, and other cannabis products.
Latin America
Proveemos asesoría sobre las mejores prácticas en inocuidad alimentaria y cumplimiento con normativas y estándares para garantizar que empresas como la suya logren mitigar los riesgos de la manera más efectiva.
Providing advice on best practices in food safety and regulatory and standards compliance help your company mitigate risks in the most effective way.
TAG Canada
The in-depth industry knowledge, real-world experience, and former CFIA senior roles of TAG Canada’s team provide our Canadian and U.S. clients with a partner who is well-versed in the complexities and nuances of Canada’s regulation and cross-border protocols.
TAG Canada provides food safety best practices, regulatory guidance, and recall crisis management to help you more effectively mitigate risk, improve operational practices, and protect your brand.
Industries Served
You will never meet a more dedicated and passionate consulting group than the TAG team. We bring decades of global food safety and public health experience in a vast range of industries to provide the expertise and guidance you need to achieve results.
