Agriculture Producers

USDA Resources

• Coronavirus and USDA Service Center Status
• USDA Announces Loan Maturity for Marketing Assistance Loans Now Extended to 12 Months
• Industry FAQs: Animal Food Safety and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Industry Resources

• Animal Health & Safety and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• At a Glance: Safely distributing unused human food for use as animal food
• COVID-19 information from the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
• Agriculture Workers and Employers - Interim Guidance from CDC and the U.S. Department of Labor

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Food Processing Industry

USDA APHIS Establishing Coordination Center to Assist Producers Affected by Meat Processing Plant Closures
 
UNMC/Nebraska Medicine experts develop guidelines for meat processing facilities regarding COVID-19
Infectious disease and public health experts at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Global Center for Health Security and College of Public Health have developed a set of guidelines for meat processing facilities that include strategies to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 while the facilities continue to operate. The guide is intended to provide best practices and recommendations for meat processing facilities to minimize the risk that COVID-19 poses to employees and the community.
 
Meat and Poultry Processing Workers and Employers

• Interim Guidance from CDC and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
  • Free posters are available for download/printing for employers and employees. Posters are simple and available in multiple languages.
• Guidance for Large or Extended Families Living in the Same Household
• Meat and Poultry Processing Facilities: Key Strategies to Prevent COVID-19 Infection among Employees (alternate language links)
• Meat and Poultry Processing Employees: Things you can do at work and at home to protect from COVID-19 (alternate language links)
• Employers should place simple posters in all of the languages that are common in the worker population that encourage staying home when sick, cough and sneeze etiquette, and proper hand hygiene practices. They should place these posters at the entrance to the workplace and in break areas, locker rooms, and other workplace areas where they are likely to be seen. Employers should post signs that you can read from a far distance (or use portable, electronic reader boards) that inform visitors and workers of social distancing practices.
  • CDC has free, simple posters available to download and print, some of which are translated into different languages. The Stop the Spread of Germs poster is available in Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Dari, Farsi, French, Haitian Creole, Kinyarwanda, Karen, Korean, Nepali, Pashto, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tigrinya, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.

 

Restaurants, Bars & Food Safety

Guidance Documents

• Food Safety and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for Industry Members and Consumers from FDA - Q&A
• Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) FAQs from USDA
• EPA's list of disinfectants for use against SARS-CoV-2
• Restaurant Guidance and DHM Information in Response to COVID-19 from the Nebraska Restaurant Association

Retail Sales of Packaged Foods

• Temporary Policy Regarding Nutrition Labeling of Certain Packaged Food During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
• NDA Order on Retail Sales of Packaged Foods

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Information

• Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
• Q&A for Consumers: Hand Sanitizers and COVID-19
• COVID-19 Update: FDA Warns Consumers About Hand Sanitizer Packaged in Food and Drink Containers
• FDA updates on hand sanitizers consumers should not use

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Guidance

• Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Facility
• Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19
• How to Protect Yourself
• What Grocery and Food Retail Workers Need to Know about COVID-19
• Implementing Safety Practices for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to a Person with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
• Considerations for Restaurants and Bars
• Food and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) Guidance

• Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Guidance

• Food Safety and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• What You Need to Know: Food and COVID-19 (FDA Video)
• Summary of Best Practices for Retail Food Stores, Restaurants, and Food Pick-Up/Delivery Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic (FDA)
• FDA To Temporarily Conduct Remote Importer Inspections Under FSVP Due to COVID-19
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA updates on surveillance inspections during COVID-19
• COVID-19 Vaccination & the Food and Agriculture Sector

Unemployment benefits and information on short-term compensation programs for employees and businesses affected by COVID-19 from the Nebraska Department of Labor: http://bit.ly/33oKIeu

Information Lines

DHHS (statewide)
402-552-6645
Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. CT, seven days a week

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Information Line
800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636)
TTY 888-232-6348
Hours: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. CT (English and Spanish), Monday–Friday

Websites with COVID-19 information

• DHHS
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• World Health Organization

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