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MineralMan

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31. The South Dakota plant is owned by Smithfield, which is Chinese-owned.

Sat Apr 11, 2020, 10:27 AM

Apr 2020

It used to be owned by a North Carolina company, but it was bought out by a Chinese firm some time ago.

In Sioux Falls, where the plant is located, many of its employees are Nepalese, while others are Hispanic. I don't know how well they're paid or what their immigration status is.

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Hundreds of U.S. Meat Workers Have Now Tested Positive for Virus [View all] LovingA2andMI Apr 2020 OP

k&r for visibility. Laelth Apr 2020 #1

Agree... LovingA2andMI Apr 2020 #11

Should we be shutting down the meat plants? nt jmg257 Apr 2020 #2

Good Question.... LovingA2andMI Apr 2020 #12

lots of other foods - like beans - are great protein sources n/t Lucinda Apr 2020 #33

If they can't be quickly sanitized or ran on a skelaton crew yes. I was called lathered up uponit7771 Apr 2020 #49

MOST of us will get Covid janterry Apr 2020 #3

Pretty Much.... LovingA2andMI Apr 2020 #7

Worker safety has never been a priority with these major corporations UpInArms Apr 2020 #4

JBS S.A. is a Brazilian company with sordid history. Not expecting them to do the right thing. KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2020 #17

Thanks for this. yonder Apr 2020 #34

Where's the f'n last straw to break the camel's back? SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2020 #38

The healthy and the recovered/post-quarantined can BusyBeingBest Apr 2020 #5

How can that really be determined? LovingA2andMI Apr 2020 #9

They're just going to have to do their best, unfortunately. BusyBeingBest Apr 2020 #15

Agree.... LovingA2andMI Apr 2020 #19

False Positive? I have heard false negative but not false positive still_one Apr 2020 #27

There's always an error rate. Igel Apr 2020 #44

Ok, I just heard the 30% number was false negatives. Not sure how accurate any of these estimates still_one Apr 2020 #46

JBS SA is a Brazilian company. ucrdem Apr 2020 #6

It spreads through the respiratory system, not eating it, stay away from meat workers! Baclava Apr 2020 #8

True BUT.... LovingA2andMI Apr 2020 #10

Its not bacteria, it doesnt grow in food. Wash your hands after making hamburgers. Baclava Apr 2020 #13

Yes but AGAIN.... LovingA2andMI Apr 2020 #14

So handle like any store bought package, who's to say the guy stocking soup cans isnt infected? Baclava Apr 2020 #18

True.... LovingA2andMI Apr 2020 #20

Less trips to grocery stores, less food consumed, coronavirus saving us from obesity! Baclava Apr 2020 #24

Okay.... LovingA2andMI Apr 2020 #25

Yeah well said gab13by13 Apr 2020 #35

kentuck's post here... littlemissmartypants Apr 2020 #39

I don't eat meat, but one would assume cooking would destroy any virus in the meat still_one Apr 2020 #28

A virus needs a living host cell to spread, inhaled into your body, not from dead meat Baclava Apr 2020 #30

I realize that, but heat will destroy the RNA bonds still_one Apr 2020 #32

Cook your food, wash your hands. Liberal In Texas Apr 2020 #16

Right.... LovingA2andMI Apr 2020 #21

It's not rocket science. Liberal In Texas Apr 2020 #42

Easier said than done.... LovingA2andMI Apr 2020 #47

I guess if you can't get food and don't have access to soap and water... Liberal In Texas Apr 2020 #48

I went out for groceries on Tuesday and it felt eerie in the store Politicub Apr 2020 #22

Union calls for Greeley JBS plant to be closed by the state - Denver Post KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2020 #23

As a vegan I have to say, I am sure farm workers with veggies and grains will get it too mucifer Apr 2020 #26

Trump deregulated the meat industry, less inspectors and standards. SummerSnow Apr 2020 #29

The South Dakota plant is owned by Smithfield, which is Chinese-owned. MineralMan Apr 2020 #31

Hamberders we love you bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #36

Wipe any packaged meat with disinfectant & leave out in a not-cold area for an hour before fridging Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #37

It's been "survival of the fittest" for a long time. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2020 #40

Kick and recommend for visibility bronxiteforever Apr 2020 #41

This is very unsettling. Some people don't cook their meat that well. BComplex Apr 2020 #43

Right now shortages are because of demand. fescuerescue Apr 2020 #45