Statement From Glenn Cooke Commending President Donald Trump on His Executive Order that Will Improve U.S. Aquaculture Competitiveness and Economic Growth

May 8, 2020 Cooke Aquaculture

Glenn Cooke, CEO of the Cooke family of companies, provided the following statement after President Donald Trump signed the first ever Executive Order that includes provisions to improve U.S. aquaculture competitiveness and economic growth on Thursday.

Statement on The President’s Executive Order Regarding U.S. Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth

Today President Trump highlighted the importance of the U.S. seafood community to America’s economy, heritage, and future. By issuing an Executive Order that recognizes the benefits of American seafood trade and promotes the vital role it plays in the industry’s recovery, he underscored the significance of delicious, high quality U.S. seafood exports.”

Kroger CEO: Customers Will Have Meat During the Coronavirus Pandemic, So Long as they are ‘Flexible’

Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen said the supermarket chain is working with new meat suppliers and diverting meat that would have gone to restaurants to try to stay in stock.

Judge Dismisses Missouri Lawsuit Over Meat Worker Safety

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed on behalf of employees at a rural Missouri meatpacking facility, ruling that oversight of how the plant adheres to guidance aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus falls to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, not the courts.

America’s Meatpacking Facilities Practicing Safe Reopening to Ensure a Stable Food Supply

May 8, 2020 USDA

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded the safe reopening of critical infrastructure meatpacking facilities across the United States.