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USDA's keep-it-open power extended to fruits and vegetables

from Fern's Ag Insider

USDA's keep-it-open power extended to fruits and vegetables Fern's Ag Insider The two federal overseers of food production, the USDA and the FDA, have agreed that the USDA can use its authority under the Defense Production Act to tell foodmakers, including fruit and vegetable processors, to operate during a coronavirus outbreak at their facilities. The directions could override decisions by state or local health officials, says the memorandum of understanding between the two agencies. READ MORE

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