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Tyson Foods Dr. Claudia Coplein Chief Medical Officer

Tyson Foods Names Dr. Claudia Coplein as its First Chief Medical Officer

December 11, 2020

Tyson Foods announced the appointment of Dr. Claudia Coplein to the newly-created role of Chief Medical Officer.

FDA reminds food facilities about biennial registration renewal period

Human and animal food facilities registration expires December 31

Sharon Spielman

December 1, 2020

The FDA has issued a reminder that all U.S. and foreign human and animal food facilities that are required to register with the FDA must renew their registration this year before December 31.

Manufacturing News

Regenerative agriculture initiative seeks worldwide participation

The group supports agribusinesses in transitioning to practices that increase soil health, enhance biodiversity, sequester carbon and improve water management

Wayne Labs

November 25, 2020

Global regenerative agriculture initiative regenagri supports farms and organizations that wish to transition to holistic farming techniques.

FDA offers thanks to food and Ag workers

Sharon Spielman

November 24, 2020

The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition at the FDA sends a message of thanks to the millions of food and agriculture workers across America.

Wayne Labs

November 24, 2020

People and industry news in food and beverage manufacturing for December 2020.

BNP Media announces the launch of BNP Engage

Formerly orangetap marketing, agency offers the creative support needed to drive business objectives

Sharon Spielman

November 20, 2020

BNP Media has announced the launch of BNP Engage, a creative agency uniquely designed to serve B2B marketing needs.

Coronavirus Coverage

Tyson announces investigation into unsafe work environment claims

Lawsuit alleges supervisors wagered on how many employees would contract COVID-19

Casey Laughman

November 20, 2020

Tyson Foods, Inc. has announced that it will be investigating claims in a recent lawsuit that supervisors and managers at its Waterloo, Iowa pork plant wagered on how many employees would contract COVID-19 and forced employees to come to work even when they were showing possible symptoms.

Regulatory Watch

FDA requests info for labeling foods with cultured seafood cells

November 13, 2020

The FDA is requesting information for the labeling of foods made up of cultured seafood

Plant Openings

Plant Openings & Expansions: December 2020

Wayne Labs

November 13, 2020

Plant openings and expansions in food and beverage manufacturing for December 2020.

Packaging

New shrink film for Coca-Cola Co. sparkling water uses recycled plastic

Packaging with PCR resin performs similarly to virgin plastics

Rose Shilling

November 11, 2020

AHA Sparkling Water is using new shrink film with recycled plastic for some warehouse club packages.

On Demand Kelley Rodriguez, Editor in Chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, will be joined in this 60-minute webinar by industry experts to help unpack the latest research.

On Demand Driven by climate goals, business risk, client interest, and resilience considerations, food and beverage companies are increasingly turning their attention to decarbonizing their production processes.