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Nearly 90 percent of processing plants owned by five major U.
S.
meat companies have seen cases of the virus in 2020 and early 2021,according to a Reuters analysis of public data from a congressional committee investigating how meat processors are responding to the coronavirus outbreak .
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meat companies have seen cases of the virus in 2020 and early 2021,according to a Reuters analysis of public data from a congressional committee investigating how meat processors are responding to the coronavirus outbreak .
The U.
S.
House of Representatives coronavirus crisis subcommittee opened an investigation last year amid evidence that the factories were the main spreaders of the coronavirus and that workers had suffered disproportionately severe outbreaks, according to Reuters
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It is unclear what the consequences of the investigation might be
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House of Representatives coronavirus crisis subcommittee opened an investigation last year amid evidence that the factories were the main spreaders of the coronavirus and that workers had suffered disproportionately severe outbreaks, according to Reuters
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It is unclear what the consequences of the investigation might be
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Subcommittee chair representative James Claiborne told Reuters: "The impact of the coronavirus on workers in the meatpacking industry has been dire and avoidable
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As our investigation continues, I reiterate my call on meatpacking companies to Extensive changes and immediately provide safe working conditions for employees
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As our investigation continues, I reiterate my call on meatpacking companies to Extensive changes and immediately provide safe working conditions for employees
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While the spread of Covid-19 in meatpacking plants was widely reported in the first year of the crisis, the share of major processing plants with multiple cases had not been previously reported
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Meat processors Tyson Foods, JBS, Cargill, Smithfield Foods and NatioFigures released by nal Beef in October showed that between March 2020 and February 1, 2021, there were 59,000 Covid-19 cases and 269 deaths among its workers
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Both figures were about three times higher than previous estimates.
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Both figures were about three times higher than previous estimates.
Reuters compared the data, including the locations of companies with Covid-19 cases, to public company documents and websites listing the locations of the company's main processing plants to determine the percentage of plants with multiple cases
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The analysis showed that during this period, 218 of the 247 factories owned by five US companies had multiple cases, accounting for 88.
2%
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For different companies, the ratio ranges from 82% of JBS with 62 US factories (including those owned by its subsidiary Pilgrim's Pride) to Natio100% of nal Beef 8 factories vary
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2%
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For different companies, the ratio ranges from 82% of JBS with 62 US factories (including those owned by its subsidiary Pilgrim's Pride) to Natio100% of nal Beef 8 factories vary
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Mark Lawrison, of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, which represents meatpacking workers, said the figures "reflect and confirm the severity of the initial outbreak in the meatpacking industry"
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Reports of outbreaks at meatpacking plants have slowed since the first year of the pandemic, but infections of the Omicron variant are causing staffing problems, according to meat company and union officials
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Tyson spokesman Gary Mickelson did not comment on the percentage of cases at the company's factories, but said the company has spent $810 million on COVID-19 prevention measures and began offering paid sick leave for vaccinated workers this month
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Smithfield's vice president of corporate affairs Jim Monroe called the Reuters analysis "misleading" and said one reason for the high number of cases was "frequent and widespread testing" of workers
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Monroe also pointed to Smithfield's efforts to protect employees, including providing protective equipment such as face shields and installing sanitizing stations
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Monroe also pointed to Smithfield's efforts to protect employees, including providing protective equipment such as face shields and installing sanitizing stations
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