Food Safety

FDA Answers Processors’ FAQs on COVID-19

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

March 30, 2020

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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

Sustainability

EPA Source Reduction Assistance (SRA) Grants Are Available

EPA requests proposals in alignment with five national emphasis areas, including food and beverage manufacturing and processing.

March 20, 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

Beverage

Danone Reaches Sustainability Milestone

Company announces “Zero Waste to Landfill” achievement at Minster, Ohio plant, now the second Danone North America zero waste facility

March 9, 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

Food Safety

Live From PACK EXPO East: Digital Metal Detector

Unit protects products from stainless, ferrous, and non-ferrous metal contamination, and helps companies demonstrate all reasonable precautions have been taken.

March 5, 2020

Food Safety

GFSI Names 2020 Board

Announces election results of 4 board leaders and welcomes 8 new members at annual meeting

February 29, 2020