Articles Tagged with ''coronavirus and food safety''

Indiana Packers works jointly with state health department to test employees and resume operations

May 4, 2020

Company’s Delphi, Ind., facility had closed on April 25.

Trump to sign executive order mandating that meat plants remain open

May 4, 2020

President Trump stated that he would sign an executive order invoking the Defene Production Act that would compel meat processing plants to remain open.

CDC and OSHA offers interim guidance for meat and poultry processing workers and employers

May 4, 2020

The document provides guidance for meat and poultry processing workers and employers—including those involved in beef, pork, and poultry operations.

FSNS now offering COVID-19 environmental swab testing

May 1, 2020

Food Safety Net Services (FSNS) is now offering environmental swab testing for COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2).

Tyson Foods doubles bonuses; increases health benefits and protections for frontline workers

May 1, 2020

The company is now offering $120 million in “thank you bonuses” for 116,000 U.S. frontline workers and truckers, up from the $60 million announced in early April.

Ally Energy Solutions provides COVID-19 site screening technology to essential businesses across the U.S.

Infrared temperature check stations provide rapid, accurate, and safe screenings for large-scale factories, food production facilities, and warehouses

April 30, 2020

Ally Energy Solutions is pleased to announce its collaboration with long-time food production partners and technology supply chain vendors to identify, assess, source, and deploy a rapid, accurate, and safe temperature pre-screening system for employees entering manufacturing or food production facilities, shipping and distribution warehouses, and other high-volume business environments.

El Milagro worker dies from COVID-19, plant temporarily closes

Company's corn tortilla output to fall by 75 percent

April 29, 2020

El Milagro has closed its tortilla plant in Chicago, on the Lower West Side, for two weeks, to sanitize the plant, after a worker died and other workers have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Smithfield Foods to temporarily close Monmouth, Ill., plant

April 29, 2020

Smithfield announced that it will suspend operations at the facility until further notice after a small portion of its 1,700 employees tested positive for COVID-19.

JBS USA reopens Greeley beef facility

April 29, 2020

Symptomatic team members to receive on-site COVID-19 testing.

PSSI's response to COVID-19 and the impact on the food processing industry

PSSI president and CEO, Dan Taft, answers customers' most pressing concerns on COVID-19

April 28, 2020

PSSI, a food safety company, is sharing their industry expertise in response to COVID-19 through essential sanitation and decontamination services.

Live: August 6, 2026 at 2:00 pm EDT: Attend this webinar to learn strategies for strengthening environmental control programs through a layered approach to pathogen management.

Live: August 11, 2026 at 2:00 pm EDT: Attend this webinar to learn why ambient air is the largest and most overlooked contamination zone in food processing, and what it costs you between scheduled cleans.

Live: August 25, 2026 at 2:00 pm EDT: This webinar will cover why managing bird activity should be a priority for your business, the complexities involved in effective bird control, and proactive strategies to help protect your facility.

Articles Tagged with ''coronavirus and food safety''

Indiana Packers works jointly with state health department to test employees and resume operations

Trump to sign executive order mandating that meat plants remain open

CDC and OSHA offers interim guidance for meat and poultry processing workers and employers

FSNS now offering COVID-19 environmental swab testing

Tyson Foods doubles bonuses; increases health benefits and protections for frontline workers

Ally Energy Solutions provides COVID-19 site screening technology to essential businesses across the U.S.

El Milagro worker dies from COVID-19, plant temporarily closes

Smithfield Foods to temporarily close Monmouth, Ill., plant

JBS USA reopens Greeley beef facility

PSSI's response to COVID-19 and the impact on the food processing industry

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