Labor Department IG steps down following pandemic relief fund fraud warning

Scott Dahl, the Labor Department Inspector General announced this week he is retiring from his post effective June 21 amid his office’s reviews of funds for pandemic unemployment assistance. Government Executive

 

Fed-OSHA updates COVID-19 recordkeeping guidance

Fed-OSHA issued new interim guidance on recordkeeping for COVID-19 cases in the workplace. The agency’s recordkeeping requirements now mandate that COVID-19 is a recordable illness, and employers should record cases in their OSHA 300 log subject to certain specified conditions. National Law Review

 

Michigan firm receives lab approval for mask products

Michigan-based TusStar, the Chinese nanotechnology company Neatrition has received U.S. Nelson Lab approval for its NMV95+ mask products featuring a nano-scale surface in both a new headband design and the existing over-the-ear style mask. CBS Detroit

 

Fed-OSHA, CDC release pandemic guidelines for farmworkers

Fed-OSHA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued recommendations on protecting agriculture workers from COVID-19 exposure. A webpage dedicated to the guidance is available on the CDC website. The Packer

 

Pandemic shifts FDA’s food safety plans: Commissioner

The Food and Drug Administration will release the New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint

in the coming weeks outlining the agency’s plans over the next decade to create a more digital, traceable, and safer food system, according to Stephen M. Hahn, M.D., Commissioner of Food and Drugs. The blueprint was delayed due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March. Produce Blue Book