Consumer Brands Association Calls for Stronger Coordination and Specific Guidance from Federal Agencies
CBA encourages more federal engagement, not less amid COVID-19 Pandemic.
As the Trump administration considers the evolution of Coronavirus Task Force and states move to reopen, the Consumer Brands Association called on federal leaders to improve interagency coordination and deliver clearer, integrated federal guidance. Urging stronger interagency cooperation, Consumer Brands called for immediate coordination between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to address public health and worker safety questions, ensure supply chain reliability and respond to operational demands.
“Hundreds of one-off answers to critical manufacturing issues create overwhelming complexity, decrease efficiency, make some products harder to find and increase costs for consumers,” said Geoff Freeman, president and CEO of the Consumer Brands Association. “State and local authorities are now stepping in, compounding the challenge by adding their own patchwork of health and safety requirements. Manufacturers must have clear, uniform guidance from the federal government on critical operational issues.”