Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork processor, announced on April 15 that it would close two U.S. plants that process bacon and ham over COVID-19 infection concerns.
It comes after Smithfield, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese company WH Group, closed down a hog slaughterhouse in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, after dozens of workers daily were testing positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as novel coronavirus.
