From the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection: The Division of Food and Recreational Safety (DFRS) has discontinued normal inspection activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To ensure that new Bulk Milk Weighers and Samplers (BMWS) are able to sample and pick up milk during this period, the division is adopting a modified …
The food industry, in addition to President Donald Trump and others, has stressed that food supplies are adequate during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. But getting those supplies where they need to be has proven to be a challenge as buying patterns shift and “panic” buying creates temporary shortages of certain grocery staples.
While all modes …
As COVID-19 has spread throughout the world, disruption to our lives has unfolded at a pace and a breadth barely seen in peacetime circumstances. Despite governments around the world scrambling to enact financial measures to help employers and encourage them to retain staff, the shutdowns that are commonplace around the world have tested the leadership …
Cybersecurity has been an issue ever since organizations started embracing internet connections. However, the threat landscape has continued to evolve as organizations have progressively added their strategic manufacturing equipment into the mix to capitalize on the many benefits of embracing big data, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI).
Unfortunately, these same technologies can rapidly become …
As our country comes together to slow the spread of COVID-19, on March 16th, the President issued updated Coronavirus Guidance for American workers. This guidance states that:
“If you work in a critical infrastructure industry, as defined by the Department of Homeland Security, such as healthcare services and pharmaceutical and food supply, you have a …
Let’s start with this: We don’t know what’s going to happen with the COVID-19 coronavirus story today, tomorrow or the next day. The story is moving fast, and we don’t have a template. Over the course of 30 years studying markets, we can only think of two other occasions when “unprecedented” truly applied: after the …
Grocery store shoppers continue to pack their carts in response to the coronavirus pandemic, forcing chains like Harris Teeter and Walmart to set earlier closing times to restock their shelves. Food industry executives assure the public there is no food shortage, but that doesn’t mean the coronavirus poses no threat to the food system. …
With the goal of protecting the health and well-being of our friends and partners in the dairy industry, being cognizant of the welfare of all citizens in the long tradition of our “safety-first” industry, and delivering an education event that everyone in the industry will be able to attend, Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association and Center …
MADISON – Every cheesemakers’ dream is to have a world champion cheese. Three Wisconsin cheeses were selected among the top 20 cheeses at the World Championship Cheese Contest on March 5, 2020. While cheeses from Switzerland and the Netherlands were named the champion and runners up, that didn’t dim the Wisconsin cheesemakers’ enthusiasm.
“I already …
A burglar in Auburn, Washington, hid in the rafters of a grocery store and went down at night to steal gourmet cheese for weeks until he was arrested.
Police were called to Haggen grocery store for several incidents in the past few weeks after reports of the missing merchandise, including thousands of …