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The meat industry is trying to get back to normal. But workers are still getting sick — and shortages may get worse.
What’s clear is that the industry ... meatpacking workers. JBS, the second-largest meat processor in the United States, said it is paying workers who could be particularly vulnerable to covid-19 ...
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OSHA and USDA Should Have Done More to Protect Meatpacking Workers, Report Says
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has food safety inspectors in every large meatpacking plant in the country. Just like the industry’s workers, the government’s inspectors entered the high-risk work ...
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Profits vs. health: how to balance the cost of meat packers continuing to operate?
They say the meat-packing industry needs to better protect ... despite mounting reports of plant worker deaths due to covid-19. The order also includes guidelines to minimize risks for the most ...
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Americans turn to small-scale butchers as pandemic disrupts meat industry
Since the pandemic began, COVID-19 has made more than 40,000 meat industry workers sick, killed more than 200, and led to shutdowns of major factories and shortages at grocery stores, exposing the ...
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Covid-19 Outbreak at Smithfield Foods Meatpacking Plant in Missouri Likely Larger Than Originally Known, OSHA Documents Say
Fuentes said in the absence of an emergency standard for the covid-19 pandemic, it’s harder to hold employers accountable for implementing virus mitigation measures. He wants to see OSHA require ...
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Outdoor Recreation Industry Sees Significant Growth With Changes In Consumer Behavior Sparked By Covid-19
Covid-19 began. These changes in product offerings, which are a result of increased interest, also ripple throughout the rest of the industry. Ski areas like Colorado’s Copper Mountain and Aspen ...