JBS settles on infectious disease prevention plan after COVID-19

Published: May. 27, 2022 at 4:03 PM CDT|Updated: May. 27, 2022 at 5:15 PM CDT

AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - The JBS beef processing plant at Cactus is part of a settlement federal regulators announced today addressing infectious disease control.

The agreement aims to protect workers from what happened there in the early days of COVID-19. It also covers six other JBS locations.

Company representatives and outside experts are to make recommendations on steps to take like getting personal protection equipment and creating a plan to keep operations going.

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