The US Food and Drug Administration’s deputy commissioner of food policy and response answered several questions about the condition of the United States food supply during and after COVID-19.
In a recent report, Robert Moskow, research analyst for Credit Suisse, said four structural factors are expected to cause long-term effects in the food and foodservice sectors.
As the United States issues widespread shelter-in-place orders and designates non-essential versus essential businesses, workers are encountering a patchwork of different quarantine orders, some of which are in conflict.
Pet Food Processing surveyed United States pet food and treat manufacturers for insight on the pandemic’s effect on production, supply chains, sales channels and business in general.
The decision was made as the worsening COVID-19 pandemic causes increased restrictions on travel and business/social gatherings, which is expected to extend well into the year.
These essential activities include food safety and animal inspection services that, if stopped, could impact food safety, animal welfare and public health.
Many pet food companies took this year’s theme to heart, debuting pet nutrition innovations that speak to numerous evolving trends throughout the industry.