Many food retailers and restaurants have been closed for the past months, while others have been partially closed and offering take-out or delivery to customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. To better help food retail establishments during this uncertain time, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a food safety re-opening checklist [...]
JBS SA, the world’s largest meat processing company has 150 industrial plants around the world. Based in São Paulo, Brazil, operates in the United States as JBS USA where it cemented its position as the the largest beef processor in the world when it purchased Swift & Company in 2007 for $1.5-billion. [...]
A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives that would provide financial support to grocery and convenience store workers who have been deemed essential and continue to work despite the health risks associated with COVID-19. The bill, H.R. 6567, is the “Giving Retailers and Our Convenience Employees Relief Act” [...]
Links to articles and resources for food store operators. FoodIndustry.Com Covid-19 Resource Guide FDA Provides Guidelines for Re-Opening Retail Food Establishments - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a food safety re-opening checklist as well as best practices infographic for previously closed establishments or those that have been open with [...]
Consumer's are worried about this question but based on what is now known about the coronavirus, the illness is not spread through the food supply. So the answer is that the food you eat itself will not infect you with Covid-19. The Food and Drug Administration asserts that there is no evidence [...]
Links to articles and resources about the Food & Grocery Supply Chain charged with keeping shelves stocked. Everything from farm & factory to the consumer's table. FoodIndustry.Com Covid-19 Resource Guide University Tracking COVID-19’s Impact on Farming County By County (Food & Wine) Coronavirus broke the food supply chain - here’s how to [...]