A report published jointly by the International Labor Organization and Unicef, organizations that observed June 12 as World Day Against Child Labor, found agriculture is the largest employer of child labor.
According to the latest available data, more than 75 percent of all 5 to 14 year olds in child
Continue Reading The meat and poultry sector needs to cease using child labor
The Washington D.C.-based Meat Institute, formerly the “North American Meat Institute,” has decided to do something about child labor.
“The members of the Meat Institute are universally aligned that meat and poultry production facilities are no place for children,” said Julie Anna Potts, president and CEO of the Meat Institute.
Continue Reading The Meat Institute takes on child labor
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in coordination with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has collaborated with the Conference of Food Protection (CFP) to release food safety best practices for third-party delivery services.
These recommendations focus on key parameters companies should consider
Continue Reading Third-party food delivery services are offered guidance from federal agenciesNew non-binding guidance for reducing the risk to vulnerable groups from contracting listeriosis was released Tuesday for the United Kingdom by the country’s Food Standards Agency. The guidance applies directly to England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and it is also being promoted by the independent Food Standards Scotland through its
Continue Reading Protecting vulnerable populations goal of new FSA guidance document
