Hunt is on to trace 300 workers from food factory that supplies Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda after 166 staff tested positive for Covid-19 More than 1,000 people work on site at Rowan Foods in Wrexham, North Wales The food processing site wants to find 300 people who have not been tested Staff walked out over … Read more
Coronavirus death rate is TWICE as high among factory workers and security guards than doctors and nurses, shock data reveals Factory staff died at a rate of 73 per 100,000 men between March 9 and May 25 at height of UK’s epidemic Men working as bouncers or security in England and Wales were killed by … Read more
A Covid-19 outbreak has broken out at a meat processing plant in Merthyr Tydfil, the third Welsh food factory to be hit by the virus in a week. At least 34 people have tested positive at the plant run by Kepak, with eight of them discovered this month and six people currently off work sick. A … Read more
More than 1,500 people have tested positive for coronavirus in a German meat factory outbreak blamed for a spike in the country’s R rate. Health authorities have quarantined all 6,500 workers at the Toennies plant and carried out tests on the entire workforce after the outbreak came to light last week. Some 1,553 tests have … Read more
Number of staff testing positive for coronavirus at chicken factory that supplies meat to KFC and M&S rises to 75 The 2 Sisters factory in Llangefni, Anglesey, Wales, were shut down on Thursday Public Health Wales confirmed 75 factory staff tested positive for coronavirus The first reported case was on May 28, according to the … Read more
Three workers are injured after huge explosion at oil factory that ‘shook nearby buildings’ as smoke was sent billowing into the air Three workers were injured after an explosion at an industrial unit in Erith Witnesses said flames shot into the sky as 80 employees dashed to safety Three people were taken to hospital as … Read more
A chicken factory that supplies meat to KFC and M&S has shut down for two weeks after 58 staff tested positive for coronavirus in a major outbreak. The 2 Sisters Food Group today announced it was ‘doing the right thing’ and would cease work on site for 14 days with immediate effect. Public Health Wales … Read more
A chicken factory that supplies meat to KFC and M&S has shut down for two weeks after 58 staff tested positive for coronavirus in a major outbreak. The 2 Sisters Food Group today announced it was ‘doing the right thing’ and would cease work on site for 14 days with immediate effect. Public Health Wales … Read more
De La Rue to shutter Gateshead factory putting 260 jobs at risk after losing Brexit passport contract By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 17 June 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 17 June 2020 Printer De La Rue will end production at its Gateshead factory that has made the UK’s passports for … Read more
Major coronavirus outbreak hits British meat factory supplying chicken for KFC and Tesco as more than 100 workers self-isolate One quarter of workers at the 2 Sisters meat factory are now self isolating The factory in Anglesey, North Wales, produces meat for takeaways and shops KFC, Tesco and Aldi all receive produce from the factory … Read more