CLFP Insider
October 28, 2020
CLFP News
CLFP Board Votes to Not Hold a Food Processing Expo in 2021
 
   
During CLFP’s Fall Board of Directors Meeting on October 22, the Board of Directors voted to approve a budget that would not include holding an in-person or virtual Food Processing Expo in 2021. Staff shared with the board that the current pandemic situation would make it likely that safety regulations and meeting gathering protocols would prohibit holding a safe and successful Expo.
 
CV-SALTS Webinar October 29 – Additional Webinars to Follow
CLFP has been holding a series of industry-specific webinars on timely topics and have attracted a large number of participants. The next seminar is “CV-SALTS New Wastewater Discharge Regulations” and will be held on October 29, 1:00 - 2:00 pm, in conjunction with Jacobson James & Associates.
 
   Admix, Inc.       Downey Brand    
Capitol News
FDA Announces Establishment of U.S. Agent Voluntary Identification System
In guidance issued on October 16, 2020, the FDA announced that it had established a U.S. Agent Voluntary Identification System (VIS) in conjunction with their food facility registration database, the Food Facility Registration Module (FFRM), which will facilitate the expeditious verification of U.S. agents for foreign facilities.
 
Editor's Plate: Creative Marketing Efforts Help Halloween Triumph Over COVID
 
   
This year’s Halloween, like every 2020 holiday, will be different; but one that shows how creative and resilient is the food and beverage industry—and especially its candy category. We’ve seen this ingenuity throughout the pandemic and from different categories within the food industry, but what I saw in the weeks leading up to October was special.
 
Large Turnout for CLFP Annual Golf Tournament
 
   
More than 80 CLFP processing and affiliate members participated in the 26th Annual Suppliers Host Council Golf Tournament. The event was held on October 19 at the Brookside Golf & Country Club in Stockton. The tournament raises funds for CLFP's Scholarship Program. 
 
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   Axiflow Technologies Inc.       Alston Construction    
Featured Article
Governor Newsom Signs Executive Orders Aimed at Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
 
   
Governor Newson recently enacted two executive orders meant to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in California. In late September, the Governor signed an executive order to end the sale of new gas-powered cars and trucks in California by 2035 with the intent to tackle mobile transportation emissions. The Governor said transportation emissions account for more than 50 percent of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions.
 
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   Fulton Boiler Works       TNT Industrial Contractors Inc    
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COVID Hard Data To Guide Business Decisions
As COVID-19 lingers on, Americans are inevitably expanding their travels and interactions, both business and personal. Some are basing their decisions on the “statistics” found through Google, Bing or even Facebook. But how accurate are these statistics – really? How does a business, like your food or beverage business, make decisions on office re-openings, travel for employees or threshold levels for risk mitigation at facilities? Where are you getting your data and how useful is it?
 
 

 

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