California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a stay-at-home order for state residents due to COVID-19, but one of the 16 critical infrastructure sectors that must continue is Food and Agriculture. In response, California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross issued the following statement:
Throughout this ongoing emergency, California has maintained its focus on public health, first and foremost. Hand-in-hand with health, of course, is nutrition. Our food supply is a critical part of our society’s infrastructure, and the nourishment from that food is integral to healthy immune systems. From seed to consumer, that food supply chain must remain in constant motion to get store shelves restocked and keep Californians healthy.
California is proud to be the cornerstone of our national food supply. The federal Coronavirus Task Force has specifically stated that the food supply is a “critical infrastructure industry,” and that workers in this sector “have a special responsibility to maintain your normal work schedule.”…
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