Health department reports on Cargill COVID-19 response

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the national focus has turned to concern about the strength of the food supply chain. Having multiple critical businesses that are associated with food processing in our six-county (Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington and Yuma) health district, Northeast Colorado Health Department is continuing to work closely with each business to provide technical support and guidance to improve staff protection from infection so that they can safely remain open.

One such facility that is at the forefront of state and national attention is the Cargill meat processing facility located in Fort Morgan. After an invitation to tour the plant, Public Health Director Trish McClain addressed in a report to the State Public Health Department the unprecedented processes and procedures that facility management have put in place to keep food products and employees safe.

“More than 2,000 people count on this plant for their paychecks, but no one disputes the fact that their lives are even more important,” said McClain. “I believe Cargill has made employee health a priority, and their practices are an example for other food industry companies to follow.”

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