Ep. 70. Auburn Univ. Experts: COVID’s Effect on U.S. Meat Industry

<p>Bob Norton, Ph.D. is the chair of the Auburn University Food System Institute’s Food and Water Defense Working Group He is a long-time consultant to the U.S. military as well as federal and state law enforcement agencies. Bob is also a regular contributor to the <em>Food Safety Magazine </em>eDigest.<br /> <br /> Soren Rodning, D.V.M., M.Sc., DACT, is an associate professor and extension veterinarian with the Auburn University Department of Animal Sciences and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System.<br /> <br /> Jason Sawyer is an associate professor of meat science with the Department of Animal Sciences at Auburn University.<br /> <br /> Alex Tigue is a regional extension agent, Animal Sciences & Forages, Auburn University.</p> <p><strong>In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Bob, Soren, Jason, and Alex </strong>[25:58]<strong> about:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Whether or not the food industry could have seen such an event coming</li> <li>The current state of the U.S. food supply and whether or not we'll experience a food shortage</li> <li>The changing relationship between food companies and the public health sector</li> <li>The truth about whether or not COVID-19 can be transmitted from a food facility worker to the food they work so closely with</li> <li>The risks associated with having sick employees in the workplace</li> <li>Converting food products meant for foodservice to other food sectors and the complications that accompany such a change</li> </ul> <p><strong>Bob Norton's COVID-19 Articles in <em>Food Safety Magazine</em></strong><br /> <a href= "https://www.foodsafetymagazine.com/enewsletter/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-and-food-safety-a-time-for-facts-not-panic/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-cke-saved-href= "https://www.foodsafetymagazine.com/enewsletter/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-and-food-safety-a-time-for-facts-not-panic/"> Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and Food Safety: A Time for Facts, Not Panic</a> <br /> <a href= "https://www.foodsafetymagazine.com/enewsletter/the-2019-ncov-