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

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

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.

Regulatory Watch

Final IA supplemental draft guidance released

Sharon Spielman

April 6, 2020

The FDA has released its third and final supplemental draft guidance to support compliance with the Intentional Adulteration Rule under FSMA.

People & Industry News

People and Industry News: April 2020

April 6, 2020

Announcements about new hires, staff promotions, association news, awards, mergers and acquisitions.

Plant Openings

Plant Openings & Expansions: April 2020

April 6, 2020

Announcements about new food and beverage plant construction projects, plant renovations and plant expansions

Packaging

Flexible Packaging Association announces new board members

Group includes leaders from 37 packaging companies

Rose Shilling

April 2, 2020

The Flexible Packaging Association elected its 2020 Board of Directors with Curt Begle of Berry Global continuing for his second year as chairperson.

Coronavirus

Convenience stores sell more food during outbreak

About half of stores say grocery sales have increased

Rose Shilling

April 1, 2020

People are taking home more grocery staples from convenience stores during the pandemic, a shift from the businesses’ heavy reliance on coffee, chips, candy and other products consumed within an hour.

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.