Industry News 2/21/19

February 21, 2019

Jayson Lusk, Economics Professor at Purdue University, provides an overview of research on the gap between consumer voting and buying behavior regarding cage-free eggs in his blog post, “Why Don’t We Vote Like We Shop?

Protein industry told to wake up, be involved,” provides University of California-Davis professor and air quality specialist, Frank Mitloehner’s view of the EAT-Lancet Commission report.

The FDA issued additional guidance on voluntary recalls in “Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on new steps to strengthen the agency’s process for issuing public warnings and notifications of recalls.”

An op-ed by Zippy Duvall, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, “America has a farm labor shortage. We need a better guest worker program,” was published in the Los Angeles Times.

JUST Egg partners with PHW Group for distribution,” provides details on the partnership that enables JUST to expand into Europe.

Watt AG Reported on UEP’s Atlanta meetings in “Egg producers continue to emphasize workers are needed.”