COVID-19 and Meatpacking
OSHA requires JBS to implement disease preparedness measures at seven plants
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A team of third-party experts will help reduce employee coronavirus exposure and prepare for potential future outbreaks.
COVID-19 and Meatpacking
‘Toe tag resolutions’: Read key takeaways from the new Congressional report on meatpacking’s COVID-19 crisis
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Here are some of the important emails to know that Congress obtained during its new investigation into the meatpacking industry.
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GRAPHIC: Despite COVID-19 closings and slowdowns, pork production was higher in 2020 than the year before
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In four states with a large meatpacking footprint, production dropped 40% during outbreaks in the pandemic's first year. But overall production ended 2% higher than the year before.
COVID-19 and Meatpacking
New emails shed light on meat CEOs’ lobbying in beginning of pandemic
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The leaders of pork company Smithfield Foods and chicken producer Perdue Farms were in regular contact with government officials as the coronavirus began sweeping through their plants.
COVID-19 and Meatpacking
After hundreds of COVID deaths tied to the meatpacking industry, the federal government requires vaccinations or tests
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The new federal rule comes after many of the largest meatpacking plants have already vaccinated many of its employees.
COVID-19 and Meatpacking
COVID-19 cases, deaths in meatpacking industry were much higher than previously known, congressional investigation shows
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A House of Representatives subcommittee reviewing the coronavirus pandemic found plants owned by five major meatpacking companies accounted for at least 59,000 COVID-19 cases and 269 deaths — much higher than any previous tally.
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USDA study shows working conditions in meatpacking plants likely drove coronavirus outbreaks
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The analysis supports what many meatpacking workers and advocates suspected during the early months of the pandemic — working shoulder-to-shoulder coupled with high line speeds contributed to the virus’ spread.