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COVID-19 Coverage

USDOL responds to COVID-19 pandemic with grant funding

During economic disruption due to the coronavirus, funds will help support those critical to maintaining food supply

April 14, 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced the availability of up to $91.8 million in grant funding to support the economic stability of farmworkers through the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP), overseen by the department’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA).

COVID-19

OSHA releases guidance on recording COVID-19 cases

The goal is to simplify reporting so companies can concentrate on protecting workers

Wayne Labs

April 13, 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued interim guidance for enforcing OSHA’s recordkeeping requirements (29 CFR Part 1904) as it relates to recording cases of COVID-19.

Packaging

More companies add options for film over paper-based board

Rose Shilling

April 13, 2020

Two companies have new skin packaging with paper-based board instead of plastic trays.

Regulatory Watch

VQIP application portal open through May

Sharon Spielman

April 13, 2020

The FDA opened the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) application portal on Jan. 1, 2020, for the benefit period between Oct. 1, 2020, and Sept. 30, 2021.

Food Safety

Conagra recalls Healthy Choice chicken bowls that may contain small rocks

Frozen meals shipped across U.S. and Canada

Rose Shilling

April 10, 2020

Conagra Brands recalled about 130,000 pounds of frozen Healthy Choice bowls with chicken that may be contaminated with small rocks.

COVID-19 Coverage

FDA issues COVID-19 best practices on food handling, health

How to best protect workers, customers in retail food settings during the pandemic

Sharon Spielman

April 10, 2020

The FDA has issued information and best practices for retail food stores, restaurants, and pick-up and delivery services during the pandemic to protect workers and customers.

Industry News

ADM, Bunge, Cargill, Louis Dreyfus Company and Glencore Agriculture create Covantis

Covantis seeks to modernize global trade through blockchain-based digital technology

Wayne Labs

April 9, 2020

Covantis, the industry initiative that aims to modernize global trade operations, has received all required regulatory approvals and has incorporated as a legal entity in Geneva, Switzerland, as Covantis SA. The company is co-owned by its founding members: ADM, Bunge, Cargill, Louis Dreyfus Company and Glencore Agriculture.

COVID-19 Coverage

FDA issues social distancing guidance for food processing plants to fight spread of COVID-19

What processors should do when following the CDC recommendation is not possible

Sharon Spielman

April 6, 2020

The FDA has been adding frequently asked questions along with answers to its Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition COVID-19 Updates section of its website as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds.

Packaging

Fresh ideas about where greener packaging is headed

Rose Shilling

April 6, 2020

Companies' ambitious sustainable packaging goals are spurring endless big ideas, analysis and predictions.

Manufacturing News

Public budgets for foundational research decline

Wayne Labs

April 6, 2020

According to a white paper published by the Institute of Food Technologists entitled "Food Research: Call to Action on Funding and Priorities," public spending on foundational research for both agriculture and food in the U.S. has been slowly trending downward since 2006 or so, while private R&D spending has seen a small increase.