JBS Canada is the latest meat packer to be infected by COVID-19
Ottawa, April 21 2020 – Sixty-seven people associated with the operations of one of Canada’s largest beef slaughter facilities have tested positive for COVID-19. In spite of this development, JBS Canada continues partial operations thanks in part to inadequate oversight by federal and provincial authorities, according to the Agriculture Union which represents federal food inspectors.
“We have learned in these situations that you need to shut down the plants for 14 days to ensure only non-infected staff return to work. Failure to do so is a guarantee that the virus will spread quickly, threatening the operations of the plant in the long term, and undermining public health,” says Fabian Murphy, President of the Agriculture Union.