GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — The JBS Packerland meat packing plant on Lime Kiln Road in Green Bay is closing temporarily days after being linked to a large spike in COVID-19 cases.
It is the fourth JBS facility to close in the United States to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
Shannon Grassl, President of JBS USA Regional Beef says “As an essential business providing necessary supplies and services for Wisconsin, we have endeavored to maintain operations to ensure continued access to safe, affordable food,” said Shannon Grassl, President of the JBS USA Regional Beef. “Given the continued spread of coronavirus in our community and among our workforce, we have decided to voluntarily close our Green Bay facility in an effort to help flatten the curve of infections in Brown County. We’ve been focused on doing everything we can to keep the virus out of our facility, but we believe a temporary closure is the most aggressive action we can take to help our community collectively slow the spread of COVID-19.”
JBS has over 60 plants across America where extra safety precautions have been put in place.
It is unclear how long the plant will be closed.
