Tyson Fresh Meats, the beef and pork subsidiary of Tyson Foods, has indefinitely suspended operations at its Waterloo, Iowa pork plant this week. In addition, the facility’s 2,800 employees have been invited to be tested for COVID-19. Affected Waterloo team members will continue to be compensated while the plant is closed.
“Protecting our team members is our top priority and the reason we’ve implemented numerous safety measures during this challenging and unprecedented time,” said Steve Stouffer, group president of Tyson Fresh Meats. “Despite our continued efforts to keep our people safe while fulfilling our critical role of feeding American families, the combination of worker absenteeism, COVID-19 cases and community concerns has resulted in our decision to stop production.
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