Source: USDA, 5/6/20
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue last night sent the
following two letters to Governors across the nation and leadership of major
meat processing companies. These letters establish the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s (USDA) clear expectations for the implementation of President
Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order signed last week. The President’s Executive
order directs plants to follow the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidance specific to the
meat processing industry to keep these critical facilities open while
maintaining worker safety. “USDA expects state and local officials to work with these critical meat processing facilities to maintain operational status while protecting the health of their employees,” Secretary Perdue said. “Meat processing facilities are critical infrastructure and are essential to the national security of our nation. Keeping these facilities operational is critical to the food supply chain and we expect our partners across the country to work with us on this issue.” Text of each of the letters can be found here: Letter to Governors and here: Letter to Stakeholders.
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