17th June 2020

Major coronavirus outbreak hits British meat factory

By Daily Mail

DAILY MAIL - A major coronavirus outbreak has hit more than 100 workers at a British meat factory supplying chicken for KFC and Tesco.

Around a quarter of the 560 workers at the 2 Sisters site are self isolating after a series of confirmed cases.

One staff member at the plant - which processes chicken for chains including Tesco, KFC and Aldi - is being treated in hospital and 12 others have tested positive.

Paddy McNaught, regional officer for Unite, described it as a 'major' outbreak at the plant on Anglesey, North Wales.

The 2 Sisters Food Group is one of the largest food producers in the UK, with sites across the country and brands including Fox's Biscuits and Holland's Pies.

It also produces about a third of all the poultry products consumed each day in the UK and has more than 7,000 workers in it's specialist factories.

In a statement the company said it was 'working to provide the safest possible working environment' at the site in Llangefni, Anglesey.

It added: 'As a company policy we will confirm cases, but will not provide running commentaries nor disclose employee data.'

A spokesman for Anglesey council said: 'The North Wales Regional Test, Trace, Protect team is responding to the cluster of coronavirus cases at the Two Sisters plant in Llangefni as a priority, and supporting the workplace.

'Key agencies including Public Health Wales, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Health and Safety Executive and both Anglesey and Gwynedd Councils are working together to support and advise the employer and those employees who have tested positive, together with their contacts.'

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