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Meat processor 2 Sisters has temporarily suspended production at one of its poultry plants in Wales, as a result of over 150 cases of COVID-19 being confirmed amongst its staff.
The company’s site at Llangefni in Anglesey jas shut its doors for 14 days from Thursday 18 June.
A spokesperson for 2 Sisters said the health, safety and well being of its staff is ultimately the thing that matters most at the business.
“We are a responsible company with people at its core. Without our people we are nothing.
“Therefore in light of the current COVID-19 cases at our Llangefni site, we have decided to take the necessary action to clearly demonstrate how seriously we take this issue by doing the right thing.
"Doing the right thing means from [Thursday 18 June] we will temporarily suspend production at our Llangefni site with immediate effect for a period of 14 days.
“We will not tolerate any unnecessary risks – however small – for our existing loyal workforce at the facility,” the spokesperson said.
Germany
In northwest Germany, over 1,300 workers at a pig processing plant in Rheda-Wiedenbrück have tested positive for coronavirus and around 6,500 employees at the factory and their families are in quarantine.
The plant shut down production at the site on Thursday 18 June and testing remains ongoing amongst employees.
The factory is run by Tonnies, which is the largest meat processing company in Germany. The plant affected by the cluster of cases can process 20,000 pigs on a daily basis.
The health and protection of employees is the processor's top priority, CEO Clemens Tönnies said.
“That is why, together with the Gütersloh district and district administrator Sven-Georg Adenauer, we decided today to stop our slaughter in Rheda temporarily and quickly,” he said.
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