Coronavirus

Seward Salmon Plant Shuts Down With 34 COVID-19 Cases and More Expected

July 27, 2020 Nat Herz, Alaska's Energy Desk - Anchorage

OBI Seafoods has shut down a salmon processing plant in the Kenai Peninsula town of Seward after at least 34 workers there tested positive for COVID-19, according to a local official. …

Canada’s Halal Monitoring Authority Provides Free Service for its Foodservice Operators in the Midst of COVID-19

July 27, 2020 Halal Monitoring Authority (HMA)

The Halal Monitoring Authority (HMA), Canada’s only certification body that monitors at every step, has taken on the costs to support halal Canadian restauranteurs as the global pandemic continues to threaten the foodservice industry. …

Da Yang Seafood Halts Processing in Astoria After Worker Tests Positive for the Coronavirus

July 24, 2020 Nicole Bales, The Astorian

Da Yang Seafood has temporarily closed processing operations in Astoria after a worker tested positive for the coronavirus, the Clatsop County Public Health Department reported Wednesday. …

Bellegarde Bakery Joins Growing List of Closures for Now, Some for Good

July 23, 2020 New Orleans City Business

Bellegarde, founded in New Orleans in 2013, provided stone-milled products to over 120 restaurants and markets in Louisiana prior to the pandemic. …

AIB International Launches Pandemic Prepared Certification

July 22, 2020 AIB International

AIB International has launched the Pandemic Prepared Certification. This is the first certification standard created for the food and beverage supply chain that elevates critical planning for people, facilities and production inputs and delivers significant social impacts, builds bottom line resiliency, and unlocks insurance benefits. …