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NEW: Public health officials are visiting the Cargill meatpacking plant in Fort Morgan today. Teamsters Local 455 head Steve Vairma says one employee is believed to have died from COVID-19 and seven employees have tested positive. The plant employs 2,100. #9NEWS #covid19colorado
Cargill says it has taken appropriate safety procedures to continue operating: temperature checks for workers, barriers between work stations, masks, and staggered break schedules.
Cargill will need to convince public health experts that it can continue operations safely. The JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley is closed indefinitely after failing to convince health officials it was safe.
I just wrapped up an interview for #HeyNext tonight with Jon Nash, the head of Cargill& #39;s North American Protein operation (beef, chicken, meat). He oversees almost 50 plants nationwide. Nash told me they& #39;re "absolutely" willing to learn from what happened in Greeley with JBS.
"We& #39;re certainly willing to learn from anything that& #39;s happened elsewhere to make sure that we& #39;re doing the most we possibly can for our people," Nash said. "If we cannot run that facility safely and with the food safety controls we need in place we will not run it."
