Business & Safety Resources

Jan. 29, 2026

We encourage you to monitor these resources for the latest business and safety updates.

1. Business & Community Assistance Resources

  1. Build Up Local
  2. Chicago Business Affairs and Consumer Protection – Free Business Education Webinars
  3. Disaster Assistance
  4. FEMA Assistance to Help Businesses – Private Sector Disaster Response and Recovery Exercise Starter Kit (ESK)
  5. Feeding America
  6. Illinois Department of Commerce (Incentives and Tax Credits, Energy Assistance, Access to Capital and Grant Opportunities )
  7. Illinois Small Business Assistance
  8. Illinois Procurement Technical Assistance Centers
  9. Main Street America – Small Business Support
  10. Small Business Trends
  11. U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
  12. USA.GOV – state and local resources for your business
  13. FEMA Private Sector Disaster Response and Recovery Exercise Starter Kit (ESK)

2. Food Safety

  1. CDC – Restaurant Food Safety – Proliferation Contributing Factors to Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
  2. Center for Food Safety
  3. California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment – Proposition 65 List
  4. Food & Drug Administration Food Code
  5. Food & Drug Administration Authorized Uses of PFAS in Food Contact Applications
  6. FoodSafety.gov
  7. FoodSafety magazine
  8. USDA Food and Nutrition Service

3. Human Resources

  1. Community Assistance Programs (Illinois job placement)
  2. Department of Laber (DOL) – Wages and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) 
  3. DOL Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) – FMLA Fact Sheets, Forms and Posters
  4. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
  5. Occupational Safety and Health Administration – Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Proposed Rule and Fact Sheet
  6. International Economic Development Council (Workforce Reports) 
  7. National Safety Council – First Aid Training, Driver Training and Safety Leadership Certificate
  8. World Health Organization (WHO)

4. Energy Resources & Rebates

  1. Appliance Standards Awareness Project (State Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards)
  2. Blue Flame Alliance
  3. California Energy Wise
  4. California Energy Commission (CEC)
  5. Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency®
  6. Electric Foodservice Council
  7. ENERGY STAR® Commercial Foodservice Equipment
  8. Modernized Appliance Efficiency Database System (MAEDbS)
  9. SoCalGas Food Service Equipment Center

5. Environmental Related Regulation and Requirements

  1. California Assembly Bill 1200 Advisory Letter – Hazardous Chemicals in Food Packaging and Cookware – bill text
  2. CalRecycle – SB 54 Plastic Pollution prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act Permanent Regulations
  3. Circular Action Alliance – U.S. Producer Responsibility Organization (California, Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota and Oregon
  4. Colorado Producer Responsibility program
  5. EPA Compliance Monitoring Strategy for the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
  6. EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap
  7. European Chemicals Agency 
  8. NSF White Paper – Forever Chemicals, Real Risks: Understanding the Growing Impact of PFAS
  9. PFAS Policy Tracker – January 2026
  10. PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation
  11. Presentation on the Chemical Basics of PFAS
  12. Prop 65 Business Resources
  13. Prop 65 – Sample Warnings and Translations For Businesses
  14. Safer States Legislation Tracker Website

6. Tariffs

Given the constantly changing nature of the tariff situation, NAFEM updates the Taxes, Tariffs and Trade page of nafem.org regularly. We recommend visiting this page for information and consult with your customs broker for up-to-the-minute tariff information relative to your business and its products.

7. Trade

  1. Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce (232 Investigations, Consolidated Screening List, Export Controls…)
  2. Canada Forced Labor Law
  3. Customs and Border Protection Ace and Automated Systems
  4. Customs and Border Protection Trade Outreach Webinars
  5. Department of Commerce (DOC)
  6. International Trade Administration (ITA) – Human Trafficking: Forced Labor Training for Global Supply Chains
  7. International Trade Administration  – Consolidated Screening List (CSL)  – UFLPA Entity List – FTA Tariff Tool
  8. ITA – U.S. Aluminum Import Monitor – Country of Most Recent Cast Dashboard & Country of Smelt Dashboard
  9. ITA – U.S. Imports of Steel Mill Products (for Domestic Consumption)
  10. NAFEM Global Market Access and Conformity Guide
  11. National Association of Manufacturers Trading to Win – Manufacturing Investment Accelerator Program and Interactive Tariff Impact Map
  12. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Fact Sheet
  13. U.S. – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA) Frequently Asked Questions
  14. USMCA Origin Certification – Informational Fact Sheet
  15. U.S. Trade Representative
  16. White House website

NAFEM has not confirmed the accuracy of or endorsed the information available through the links.