Significant Events and Progress Involving the Meat and Poultry Industry during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Significant Events and Progress Involving the Meat and Poultry Industry during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The North American meat industry implemented important protocols and procedures to protect its workforce from the threats posed by the pandemic. The learning curve dealing with this unprecedented disruption was steep at times and challenges were presented regarding testing and acquiring personal protective equipment (PPE). But from the pandemic’s inception meat and poultry companies have worked with federal, state, and local health officials to exchange information and implement practices and procedures to best protect workers.
