Business & Safety Resources

Sept. 3, 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
  5. FEMA Private Sector Disaster Response and Recovery Exercise Starter (ESK)
  6. Feeding America
  7. Illinois Department of Commerce (Incentives and Tax Credits, Energy Assistance, Access to Capital and Grant Opportunities )
  8. Illinois Small Business Assistance
  9. Illinois Procurement Technical Assistance Centers
  10. Main Street America – Small Business Support
  11. Small Business Trends
  12. U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
  13. USA.GOV – state and local resources for your business

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 
  6. International Economic Development Council (Economic Development Research Partners Program (EDRP) Reports) 
  7. National Safety Council – First Aid Training, Driver Training and Advanced Safety 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) and CEC Docket Log (4.28.26 Commercial Dishwashers New Docket 23.AAER-01)
  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. CalRecycle – SB 54 Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act
  2. Circular Action Alliance – U.S. Producer Responsibility Organization (California, Colorado, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington)
  3. Colorado Public Department of Health & Environment – Producer Responsibility Program
  4.  CPMCoalition PFAS Policy Tracker July 6, 2026.xlsx
  5. EPA Compliance Monitoring Strategy for the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
  6. EPA Final PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation
  7. EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap
  8. European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) 
  9. Extended Producer Responsibility June 30 Webinar Video and Slides
  10. Maine Department of Environmental Protection – Stewardship Program for Packaging
  11. Maryland Department of the Environment – Producer Responsibility
  12. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency – Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging
  13. NSF White Paper – Forever Chemicals, Real Risks: Understanding the Growing Impact of PFAS
  14. Oregon Department of Environmental Quality – Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act
  15. PFAS and the Appliance Industry (U.S. & Intl)– UL Solutions Webinar February 2026
  16. Presentation on the Chemical Basics of PFAS
  17. Prop 65 Business Resources
  18. Prop 65 – Sample Warnings and Translations For Businesses
  19. Safer States – Toxic Chemicals Legislation Tracker Website
  20. Washington Department of Ecology – Recycling Reform Act – Information and Timelines
  21. Water Quality Research Foundation (WGRF) – Contaminant Occurrence Mapping Project

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)
  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. NAM 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. Tariff Refunds for Small Businesses: What to Know After the Supreme Court’s IEEPA Ruling | U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  17. White House website

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