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How to Prevent Foodborne Pathogens in Your Production Plant

By Megan Ray Nichols, Contributing Writer

Preventing foodborne pathogens is a team effort. Here are some practical measures to take in production plants to cut the risks.

Meat Shortage Threat, Facility Employees Can Still Work After Potential COVID-19 Exposure

By Maria Fontanazza, Editor-in-Chief

However, anyone exposed to coronavirus must be asymptomatic and follow specific safety guidelines if they continue to work.

COVID-19 Supply Chain Disruptions on the Horizon

By Kevin Kenny, Decernis

While American consumers are currently frustrated by a lack of toilet paper, hand sanitizer and other pandemic-related items, the longer-term repercussions to the supply chain will be evident on store shelves in three months or more.

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Coronavirus and
Food Security

By Carla Zarazir, Lebanese University

Although there is no evidence that COVID-19 can be transmitted through food, companies in the food industry must have good hygiene and safety practices in place to ensure product quality.

Trapped by Trap Checking?

Is your pest technician too busy checking traps to see these food safety issues?

COVID-19 in the Food Industry:
Mitigating and Preparing for Supply Chain Disruptions

The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected consumers and businesses across the globe. As the virus is now spreading throughout American soil, the food industry is faced with mitigating the risk and minimizing the impact on business while ensuring that employees and consumers are protected. In the third webinar in this series, subject experts will discuss how to prepare for supply chain issues and disruptions. Recorded: April 24, 2020.

COVID-19 in the Food Industry:
Enterprise Risk Management and the Supply Chain

In our second webinar in this series, presenters discuss the increasing enterprise risks facing food companies due to the growing number of confirmed cases and deaths, additional strains on supply chains, and the rise of “rumors” relating to COVID-19. Recorded: April 2, 2020.

COVID-19 in the Food Industry:
Protecting Your Employees and Consumers

The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected consumers and businesses across the globe. As the virus is now spreading throughout America, the US food industry is faced with mitigating the risk and minimizing the impact on business while ensuring that employees and consumers are protected. An interactive panel of experts in food safety will be discussing critical issues facing the industry right now. Recorded: March 25, 2020.