Food Safety News Fri 4/3/2020

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Food Safety News
Fri 4/3/2020 4:01 AM

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Major meat companies count on health protocols and incentives to keep employees on job By Dan Flynn on Apr 03, 2020 12:05 am Most days during the coronavirus crisis, the parking lot at the big JBS beef plant in Greeley, CO, is full, a sign of normalcy. The exception was this past Monday when the union president claimed 1,000 of the people who slaughter and process beef at the plant walked out because of fear that as many... Continue Reading Vibrio increase concerns lead to risk assessment By Joe Whitworth on Apr 03, 2020 12:03 am There has been an increase in Vibrio outbreaks and presence in seafood has been known to disrupt trade, according to FAO and WHO. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) noted a rise in outbreaks and cases of foodborne disease attributed to pathogenic Vibrio species. As a... Continue Reading Managing food safety in the time of COVID-19 By Guest Contributor on Apr 03, 2020 12:01 am Opinion March 2020 was a month unlike any of us have experienced before. Beyond the transition to working remotely and the seemingly endless video meetings and webinars, we’ve collectively learned a lot about coronaviruses, environmental stability, inactivation, transmission routes, how to perform wellness checks of employees, and have fielded dozens of questions from food industry... Continue Reading