Tim Lowe, president of Lowes Foods and head of Alex Lee Retail, was elected as CFIC’s 17th president at the CFIC Convention in July. Tim has been involved with CFIC over the past eight years and has served on the…
Congratulations to the 2021 IGA Five Star Retailers in the Carolinas! For years, IGA retailers have undergone a series of assessments in order to be awarded the coveted IGA Five Star status. In 2020, IGA had to make adjustments to…
On Wednesday, February 10, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced an estimated timeline for coronavirus vaccinations for Group 3. Beginning on February 24 anyone working in childcare or in PreK-12 schools will be eligible. On March 10 other frontline essential workers included in…
USDA approved February emergency SNAP allotments in both North and South Carolina as follows: NC: An estimated 469,000 North Carolina households will receive emergency allotments totaling $88 million (up from January’s emergency allotments of $81.7 million to 446,900 households). Households…
Some states continue to adjust distribution schedules for SNAP benefits in April to get them back to their normal cycles following the government shutdown at the beginning of the year. North Carolina For the month of April, North Carolina families…
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture, in partnership with NC State University, has developed a proactive program designed to help farmers become compliant with the Produce Safety Rules (PSR) as part of the 2011 U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)…
Normally, USDA requires that states issue SNAP benefits to participants every 40 days, however due to the federal government shutdown USDA directed states to issue February SNAP benefits in January. Because of this, each state must determine how best to…
Per a letter from NC Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) North Carolina will issue February SNAP Benefits on January 20. DHHS has provided posters in English and Spanish to educate consumers in your stores. Please help get the word out…
On January 1st, 2019, cold holding temperature requirement for Time/Temperature Control for Safety (TCS) foods changed from 45°F to 41°F. As a result, your local environmental health specialist may now deduct points for failure to comply. For additional information, click…
On January 8, USDA announced that--in order to ensure that SNAP participants receive a February benefit in the wake of the federal government shutdown--all states must issue February SNAP benefits on or before January 20, 2019. See the notice here…