WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump prepares to buy U.S. meat processing plants dealing with concerns about coronavirus outbreaks to stay open up to protect the country’s food supply, a senior administration official stated on Tuesday.
FILE IMAGE: Plant workers produce lean, finely textured beef (LFTB) at the Beef Products Inc (BPI) facility in South Sioux City, Nebraska, November 19,2012 REUTERS/Lane Hickenbottom/File Photo
Amid issues about prospective food lacks, Trump is anticipated to sign an executive order later in the day utilizing the Defense Production Act to mandate that the plants continue to work, the authorities said.
The five-page order is created to provide business such as Tyson Foods Inc and others more liability protection in case workers capture the infection as an outcome of needing to go to work.
The order will also consist of guidance to minimize risk to workers who are especially vulnerable to the virus, the official said.
Trump stated previously on Tuesday that his administration was working with Tyson Foods and that the order would resolve liability concerns.
John H. Tyson, chairman of Tyson Foods, warned on Sunday that the food supply chain is “breaking” and susceptible and alerted of the potential for meat shortages.
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