LATEST: President Trump signs executive order to keep meat processing plants open under Defense Production Act.
supply operations stay open" and second,"from a liability standpoint, we will issue guidance coming from that will provide additional liability protections."President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, April 28, 2020.
Trump was referring to Tyson Food Inc., which suspended operations of its largest pork production plant last week. Smithfield Foods, Inc. also suspended operations at some of their plants. According to a press release Tuesday from the United Foods and Commercial Workers International Union, at least 20 meatpacking and food processing workers have been confirmed dead and"at least 5,000 meatpacking workers and 1,500 food processing workers have been directly impacted by the virus."
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