
THURSDAY, April 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The United States remains a land of plenty even in the era of coronavirus, U.S. federal health officials said Thursday.
State-by-state lockdowns may have created a rush on certain items in grocery stores -- toilet paper, dry yeast, flour, rice, dried beans -- but the food supply chains remain strong and shelves should soon be restocked, according to Frank Yiannas, deputy commissioner for food policy and response with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
"What we've just experienced is an artificial rush in sudden demand. I call it the equivalent of having seven Thanksgiving holidays all in one weekend," Yiannas said during a Thursday media briefing.
The U.S. food supply system relies on "just-in-time inventory, and they weren't prepared...