Tag: meat plants

• Wednesday, August 12th 2020 - 09:58 UTC

  Brazilian Parana state abattoirs facing repeated outbreaks of Covid-19

  

  A single BRF SA unit accounted for about 29% of COVID-19 cases at slaughterhouses in Brazil’s Parana state, according to the most recent data available, underscoring the challenges for stemming outbreaks at meat plants.

• Saturday, July 4th 2020 - 07:55 UTC

  Outbreaks of coronavirus at Brazilian pork and chicken slaughter plants

  

  Mass testing revealed an outbreak of novel coronavirus infections at plants operated by JBS SA and BRF SA in Brazil's Center West, the labor prosecutor's office in Mato Grosso do Sul state said on Friday, citing company data.