Tyson Foods Eases Mask Mandate At Some US Facilities, But Not At Meatpacking Plants

Tyson Foods employees are seen wearing protective masks and standing between plastic dividers at the company’s poultry processing plant in Camilla, Ga., in a file photo. Tyson Foods via AP

Tyson Foods said on Feb. 15, that it would lift its mask mandate for fully vaccinated employees at certain U.S. facilities, except those working at meatpacking plants for now.

The meatpacking company said that its new policy applies to employees at facilities not under the supervision of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.