Cargill says it is temporarily closing its meat processing facility in Guelph, Ont., amid an outbreak of COVID-19 among its employees.“We are taking this step out of an abundance of caution as our local workforce deals with the community-wide impacts of COVID-19,” Cargill said in a statement.
Concerns over possible labour shortage in food-processing industry The meatpacker’s Dunlop Drive plant has had 57 confirmed cases.
At least 37 are still active and another 50 employees are in isolation.Guelph’s associate medical officer health said the situation is serious.“I wish to express gratitude to the management, staff, and union at Cargill for their full and expedient cooperation in investigating and containing this outbreak,” said.