The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue sent letters to Governors and leaders of meat processing companies last night stating that the USDA has clear expectations for the implementation of President Tump’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.”