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AdvertisementGov. Hutchinson responds to China's halt on imports from Springdale Tyson plantHide TranscriptShow TranscriptPLANT ON BERRY STREET IN SPRINGDALE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 124 ACTIVE COVID-19 CASES YESTERDAY. ANNOUNCED IT WOULD TEMPORARILY SUSPEND SHIPMENTS FROM THIS PLANT GOVERNOR HUTCHINSON SAYS CHINA’S DECISION IS NOT REASONABLE. THEY’VE HAD OUTBREAKS IN DIFFERENT PROCESSING PLANTS AND FOR CHINA TO MAKE THAT DECISION ON ONE PLANT IN SPRINGDALE IS NOT REASONABLE IN MY JUDGMENT CHINA’S GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF CUSTOMS OFFICE SAYS THE COUNTRY WILL STOP IMPORTING POULTRY PRODUCTS FROM THE BARRE STREET PLANT AND ALL POULTRY PRODUCTS THAT HAVE ALREADY ARRIVED IN THE COUNTRY WILL BE SEIZED. 227 EMPLOYEES TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 AT THE BARRE STREET PLANT, BUT ONLY FOR WORKERS SHOWED SYMPTOMS TYSON DENIED OUR REQUEST FOR AN ON-CAMERA INTERVIEW, BUT RESPONDED TO CHINA’S ANNOUNCEMENT WITH THIS STATEMENT SAYING IN PART AT TYSON WERE CONFIDENT OUR PRODUCTS ARE SAFE AND WE’RE HOPEFUL CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN THE U.S. AND CHINESE GOVERNMENT’S WILL RESOLVE THIS MATTER. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION USDA AND THE US FOOD AND DRUG. I AGREE THAT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT TRANSMISSION OF COVID-19 ASSOCIATED WITH FOOD THE DIRECTOR OF THE POULTRY WORKERS RIGHTS GROUP IN SAN REMO SAYS IT’S TIME FOR PLANTS WITH COVID-19 OUTBREAKS TO SHUT DOWN WORKERS KNOW WHY NOT COME TO WORK AND GET SICK THEY’RE SEEING RIGHT NOW IS THAT THESE WORKERS WERE WORKING TO SEND ME TO CHINA AND THIS WAS OVER PROFIT. IT WAS NEVER ABOUT SAVING THE FOOD SUPPLY IN THE COUNTRY. GOVERNOR HUTCHINSON SAYS THE DOESN’T PLAN ON SHUTTING ANY OF THE PLANTS DOWN AND THAT SOME OF THE POULTRY WORKERS COULD HAVE GOTTEN COVID-19 FROM OUTSIDE. THE PLANTS CHALLENGE. IS THAT EVERY WORKER LEAVES THE PLANT AND THEY GO HOME OR THEY GO TO THE STORE OR THEY GO ABOUT LIFE OR THEY GO TO CHURCH AND SO THERE’S A LOT OF DIFFERENT FACTORS IN EXACTLY WHERE THE INCREASE CASES COME FROM. TYSON TESTED MORE THAN 3,500 OF ITS EMPLOYEES AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PLANTS THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THERE IS NO RISK OF CATCHING COVID-19 FROM THE POULTRY PRODUCTS THAT COME FROM THIS PLANT RAdvertisementGov. Hutchinson responds to China's halt on imports from Springdale Tyson plantGov. Asa Hutchinson responded Monday to China's decision to stop importing poultry products from the Tyson plant on Berry St. in Springdale because of an outbreak of COVID-19 among workers."This action is very troubling to me. You look at processing plants all across the country. And, you know, they've had outbreaks in different processing plants and for China to make that decision of one plant in Springdale, it is not reasonable in my judgment,” Hutchinson said. As of Monday, June 22, there are 124 active COVID-19 cases at the Berry St. plant.China's General Administration of Customs Office said shipments from the Berry St. plant will be temporarily suspended and poultry products that have already arrived will be seized.Tyson responded to China's announcement with the following statement:At Tyson, we’re confident our products are safe and we’re hopeful consultations between the U.S. and Chinese governments will resolve this matter. Our top priority is the health and safety of our team members, and we work closely with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service to ensure that we produce all of our food in full compliance with government safety requirements. It is important to note that the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control &amp; Prevention, USDA and the U.S. Food &amp; Drug Administration agree that there is no evidence to support transmission of COVID-19 associated with food. Gov. Hutchinson said the state does not plan on shutting down any of the poultry plants with COVID-19 outbreaks. He said some of the poultry workers could have contracted COVID-19 outside of the plants. "The challenge is that every worker leaves the plant and they go home, or they go to the store, or they go about life or they go to church, and so there's a lot of different factors in exactly where the increased cases come from," he said.Dr. Nate Smith with the Arkansas Department of Health said there is no risk of catching COVID-19 from the poultry products that come from the Berry St. plant. "We've seen a number of poultry-related businesses actively go test their workers so that they can identify those who are positive, those who are negative, those that have been exposed and those that have not and try to take action. I am comfortable that we are doing a lot of things to address that," Smith said.Gov. Asa Hutchinson responded Monday to China's decision to stop importing poultry products from the Tyson plant on Berry St. in Springdale because of an outbreak of COVID-19 among workers."This action is very troubling to me. You look at processing plants all across the country. And, you know, they've had outbreaks in different processing plants and for China to make that decision of one plant in Springdale, it is not reasonable in my judgment,” Hutchinson said.AdvertisementAs of Monday, June 22, there are 124 active COVID-19 cases at the Berry St. plant.China's General Administration of Customs Office said shipments from the Berry St. plant will be temporarily suspended and poultry products that have already arrived will be seized.Tyson responded to China's announcement with the following statement:At Tyson, we’re confident our products are safe and we’re hopeful consultations between the U.S. and Chinese governments will resolve this matter.Our top priority is the health and safety of our team members, and we work closely with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service to ensure that we produce all of our food in full compliance with government safety requirements. It is important to note that the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control &amp; Prevention, USDA and the U.S. Food &amp; Drug Administration agree that there is no evidence to support transmission of COVID-19 associated with food.Gov. Hutchinson said the state does not plan on shutting down any of the poultry plants with COVID-19 outbreaks. He said some of the poultry workers could have contracted COVID-19 outside of the plants. "The challenge is that every worker leaves the plant and they go home, or they go to the store, or they go about life or they go to church, and so there's a lot of different factors in exactly where the increased cases come from," he said.Dr. Nate Smith with the Arkansas Department of Health said there is no risk of catching COVID-19 from the poultry products that come from the Berry St. plant. "We've seen a number of poultry-related businesses actively go test their workers so that they can identify those who are positive, those who are negative, those that have been exposed and those that have not and try to take action. I am comfortable that we are doing a lot of things to address that," Smith said.Loading more articles...

AdvertisementGov. Hutchinson responds to China's halt on imports from Springdale Tyson plantHide TranscriptShow TranscriptPLANT ON BERRY STREET IN SPRINGDALE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 124 ACTIVE COVID-19 CASES YESTERDAY. ANNOUNCED IT WOULD TEMPORARILY SUSPEND SHIPMENTS FROM THIS PLANT GOVERNOR HUTCHINSON SAYS CHINA’S DECISION IS NOT REASONABLE. THEY’VE HAD OUTBREAKS IN DIFFERENT PROCESSING PLANTS AND FOR CHINA TO MAKE THAT DECISION ON ONE PLANT IN SPRINGDALE IS NOT REASONABLE IN MY JUDGMENT CHINA’S GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF CUSTOMS OFFICE SAYS THE COUNTRY WILL STOP IMPORTING POULTRY PRODUCTS...

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