Closed meat plants told to submit reopening plans ASAP: agriculture secretary
Story Date: 5/11/2020

 

Source: Evie Fordham, FOX BUSINESS, 5/6/20

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has directed all closed meat processing plants to submit plans to reopen as soon as possible within health guidelines, he told governors in a letter. President Trump's April 28 executive order to keep meat processing plants open also delegated powers to Perdue, who has directed all such plants to use coronavirus-related guidance laid out by the CDC and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

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