Last modified on Wed 14 Apr 2021 06.15 EDT
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Outbreaks of Covid-19 continue at meat-processing plants in the US, according to the Food and Environment Reporting Network, which reports a lack of information, protective gear and adequate distancing. In total, its data analysis found, just under a third of meat-plant workers in the US have been infected by the virus and at least 284 have died.
In Brazil, a court has ordered JBS, the world’s largest meat company, to pay 20m reais (£2.6m) in damages after an outbreak of Covid-19 at a beef plant in the north of the country, according to a copy of a ruling seen by Reuters. JBS has declined to say whether it would appeal, saying it does not comment on ongoing litigation and adding that its main goal is to protect the health and security of its 145,000-strong workforce in Brazil.