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Coronavirus impact: Meat processing plants weigh risks of prosecution if they're blamed for spreading infection

  • Written by Todd Haugh, Associate Professor of Business Law and Ethics, Indiana University
While there's no evidence COVID-19 can be spread through food, companies must weigh the risks all the same. Kryssia Campos/Getty Images

Tyson Foods recently suspended production at its Waterloo, Iowa, pork processing plant due to a growing coronavirus outbreak among employees. The plant was Tyson’s largest, employing some 2,800 workers and...

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