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Special Report | State of the Industry 2020

Epic disruption: 2020 state of the industry overview

Any plans for 2020 were shredded as the novel coronavirus spread, and today the animal protein industry is still finding its way through the mess of a COVID-19 pandemic that hasn’t yet ended.

October 2, 2020

Because of COVID-19, 2020 is the ultimate anomaly. Millions of Americans are working from home or sequestered at home. The marketplace disruption caused by COVID-19 spells uncertainty for the year’s most anticipated food and beverage trends.

Iowa Premium Beef fined $957 after COVID outbreak

September 25, 2020

Plant fined for record-keeping violations after 338 of its 850 employees test positive for the Coronavirus.

Foster Farms talks COVID-19 numbers

September 24, 2020

Poultry company issues statement disclosing test results of its facilities in Stanislaus and Fresno Counties.

The National Provisioner News Briefs

OK Foods plant in Arkansas barred from exporting to China

September 23, 2020

Suspension comes after “erroneous reporting” from Arkansas health department, company says.

Independent Processor webinar focuses on opportunities for small processors

September 16, 2020

Free webinar takes place October 15 at 2:00 Eastern time.

Independent Thoughts

Appealing COVID-19 fines shows how industry perceives value of employees

September 16, 2020

You can put a value on a person’s work with a salary, but can you put a price on their life?

OSHA fines JBS $15,000 for failing to protect plant workers from COVID-19

September 14, 2020

Reports state there have been 290 confirmed employee cases to date, 3 probable cases and the six reported deaths of plant employees.

U.S. Department of Labor cites Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. for failing to protect employees from Coronavirus

September 11, 2020

OSHA proposed a penalty of $13,494 after 1,294 Smithfield workers contracted Coronavirus and four employees died at South Dakota plant.

Sean Meluney Benesch

Minimizing lawsuit risk during the pandemic

September 4, 2020

Sean Meluney of Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP discusses some of the legal ramifications that companies may face.

Perdue Farms honored for COVID-19 response in 2020 Stevie Awards

September 1, 2020

Company wins Silver Stevie Award for Most Valuable Employer in the new category.

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