Cargill to Idle Canadian Meat Plant After Covid Cases
- Company says shutdown being done out of abundance of caution
- Union says 39 workers at plant west of Toronto tested positive
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Cargill Inc. is temporarily shutting down its beef processing plant in the Canadian province of Ontario after some employees tested positive for Covid-19.
“As we continue to prioritize the health and safety of Cargill employees, we have decided to temporarily idle our Guelph protein facility,” Jon Nash, Cargill Protein’s North American leader, said Thursday in an emailed statement. “Our focus now is on continuing to keep our employees safe and getting our facility back to normal operations.”