/macdonald/taxonomy/term/2890/all en /macdonald/channels/news/close-zero-why-you-shouldnt-worry-about-catching-covid-meat-19-322103 <p>While meat packing plants have become virus hot spots, there have been no reported cases from food or food packaging. Experts explain why.</p> <p>The odds of contracting COVID-19 by eating food processed in a slaughterhouse impacted by outbreaks are “close to zero,” food safety experts say. Food processing plants have been particularly hard hit by outbreaks of COVID-19, with many forced to temporarily shut down as the fast-moving virus spreads among workers. The Cargill plant south of Calgary has taken the toughest blows, with 921 cases of the virus recorded among 2,000 employees.</p> Mon, 11 May 2020 15:46:49 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 221489 at /macdonald