Perdue Farms shares CDC report following Virginia facility tours

ACCOMAC, Va. — To share and demonstrate the extensive incremental safety measures Perdue Farms has implemented to protect associates from COVID-19 beginning in early March, the company recently hosted the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for meetings and tours of Perdue's poultry processing facility in Accomac, Va.

Following these tours, the CDC shared a memo summarizing their visit and highlighting best practices that Perdue had already implemented, including:

Health and safety

• Temperature checking, providing disposable masks and reusable face shields, and symptoms screening as a requirement to enter the facility;