Packaged Facts discusses impacts to pet food and treat products, non-food products, non-medical and veterinary services and e-commerce expected during and after COVID-19.
The company is also hosting a webinar with Ecolab to recommend virus environmental monitoring program tips and solutions to remediate the workplace when contamination events occur.
Though there is still no evidence that companion animals are spreading COVID-19, the company said there have been rare cases in which pets became infected after being exposed to the virus by a human.
Across the United States, manufacturers of pet food and pet food ingredients have shared operations precautions and supply chain expectations as the COVID-19 situation develops.
Several pet food manufacturers and retailers have so far announced donations in Canada and the United states to help animal shelters cope with economic and social repercussions.
The US Food and Drug Administration’s deputy commissioner of food policy and response answered several questions about the condition of the United States food supply during and after COVID-19.
In a recent report, Robert Moskow, research analyst for Credit Suisse, said four structural factors are expected to cause long-term effects in the food and foodservice sectors.
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