On April 20, 2021, OSHA issued new guidance on when employers must report instances in which an employee suffers an adverse reaction to a COVID-19 vaccination.  According to the guidance, employers who require their employees to receive COVID-19 vaccinations must record adverse reactions in their OSHA 300 log if it led to the employee missing
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The FPSA 2021 Silent Auction is now OPEN! All funds raised by this year’s auction go to various scholarships and charities chosen by the FPSA Councils. You can bid on multiple items ranging from Burger Painting, Cheeseburger Ottoman, different wine packages like the wine of the month club, experience items like the distillery tours in
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Over the 20+ years that I have worked at this Association, I have seen many events/products/services come and go. Some have been more successful than others, but all were undertaken with the right goal of helping member companies be more successful in their business. That said, there is one area of work at FPSA that
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Contact: Busch Vacuum Solutions USA Jean Perry 757-452-5651 [email protected] For Immediate Release   Western Iowa Technical Community College Students Benefit from Equipment Donation Food packaging system partnerships April 20, 2021, Virginia Beach, VA – Busch Vacuum Solutions, in collaboration with a large food processor and equipment manufacturer, is pleased to support Western Iowa Tech Community
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For the first time ever, the Food Processing Suppliers Association is opening up its annual FPSA Auction to non-members and other professionals as a free, virtual event taking place from May 10-21 for the silent Auction, and May 20th (8pm ET) for the live portion which will be hosted by Eat Street host and comedian,
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When talking with non-members about some of the benefits of joining an organization like FPSA, I love to refer to a discussion I had witnessed at a cocktail party about 18-19 years ago. One of our members who had inherited her father’s company had just lost their biggest client who was responsible for about one-third
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FPSA auction goes virtual in 2021 McLean, VA – The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) announced it will host the 2021 FPSA Auction virtually with guest auctioneer James Cunningham, as a result of the cancellation of the 2021 Annual Conference. While the live portion of the Auction will take place on May 20th at 8:00pm EDT,
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I read a great piece in the most recent issue of Food Engineering today. In his Editor’s Note, Casey Laughman introduces the latest issue as FE’s first “Innovation Issue”. While just an introduction to the rest of the magazine and the innovations they are spotlighting, Casey correctly points out that while the COVID pandemic has
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Press release April 13, 2021 Safe and secure registration measures introduced Key show floor elements and an impressive educational line-up highlighted PROCESS EXPO, the largest tradeshow dedicated to the food and beverage processing industry, announced registration for its 2021 edition is now open.  Returning to face-to-face, the experiential event will be held November 2 –
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In a recent discussion with one of our members regarding the 180 Skills online training program, they asked a very basic question. As we had developed 24 different Learning Paths for the program, did they have to follow these Paths for their training program, or could they pick and choose the courses that best suited
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