Food Safety

Coronavirus Testing for U.S. Food Plant Workers May Be Offered

Program under consideration by Trump administration due to COVID-19 outbreaks at food manufacturing facilities

April 10, 2020

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Food Safety

Tyson Foods Suspends Operations at Facility

Multiple cases of COVID-19 among employees cited as reason for the action to be taken

April 7, 2020

Food Safety

Social Distancing, Disinfecting, and Other Precautions for Industry during Pandemic

Food and Drug Administration

FDA answers essential questions for food and beverage manufacturing facilities during the COVID-19 outbreak

April 6, 2020

Food Safety

Industrial Magnetics Develops Germ-Free Door Opener

Industrial Magnetics, Inc.

100% of profits to go to food pantries in Boyne City, MI and surrounding communities

April 5, 2020

Food Safety

FDA Answers Processors’ FAQs on COVID-19

Food and Drug Administration

Social distancing, facility cleaning, hand sanitizers, and more are covered.

March 30, 2020

Food Safety

Peeps Maker Temporarily Closes Plants

Concerns about coronavirus prompts Just Born Quality Confections to suspend production of Easter favorite and other products

March 30, 2020

Food Safety

FDA Provides Temporary Flexibility Regarding Nutrition Labeling of Certain Packaged Food

Food and Drug Administration

Move taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, offers guidance to restaurants and food manufacturers

March 27, 2020

Inspection

Duravant Acquires WECO

Moves into new markets with equipment and software solutions that are complementary to current offerings

March 26, 2020

Beverage

Cornell Creates COVID-19 Website for Food Industry

Helps food processors determine what’s necessary to protect the public and employees, while helping to maintain safe U.S. food supply

March 25, 2020

Food Safety

The COVID-19 Outbreak and Food Production

Food and beverage industry workers are deemed essential to critical infrastructure; FDA suspends some inspections.

March 19, 2020

Beverage

FDA Issues Temporary COVID-19 Policy for Receiving Facilities and FSVP Importers

FDA

New temporary policy for meeting FSMA Supplier Verification Onsite Audit Requirements

March 18, 2020

Beverage

USDA Ensures Food Safety during COVID-19 Outbreak

Is ensuring the safety and timely delivery of the U.S. food supply while protecting the health of USDA employees during the COVID-19 national emergency

March 18, 2020

Food Safety

FDA Releases Action Plan to Advance the Safety of Leafy Greens

Agency announces ways it will work to prevent and respond to STEC outbreaks in a commodity that has been “too often implicated” in cases of foodborne illness

March 6, 2020