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Virus Outbreak In German Abattoir Puts Cooling Systems Under Spotlight

A COVID-19 outbreak in Germany is forcing meatpacking plants to review infection risks posed by their cooling systems, placing the industry at the sharp en...

Part of German Abattoir Hit By Coronavirus Can Resume Slaughtering

Part of a huge German abattoir and meatpacking complex at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak can reopen, German authorities said on Wednesday. The T&o...

German Abattoir In Coronavirus Outbreak Stops Sub-Contracting Workers

A German abattoir and meat packing group at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak said that it would hire 1,000 workers and stop using sub-contractors for a...

Sent Packing: Germany Sets Out To Fry The Cheap Meat Trade

How much should a slice of meat cost? More, says German agriculture minister Julia Kloeckner. Following a coronavirus outbreak at a German abattoir whic...

Child Labour On Ivory Coast Cocoa Farms Rises During Pandemic, Study Finds

Child labour has increased in top grower Ivory Coast's cocoa sector during its coronavirus lockdown, according to a report released by an industr...

Costa Rican Coffee May Go Unharvested As Pandemic Creates Migrant Worker Shortage

Coffee connoisseurs across the world prize Costa Rica's gourmet beans, but local farmers warn that if a coronavirus-induced foreign labour shortage is not...

China Loses Appetite For Salmon, Seafood On Virus Contamination Worries

China's appetite for salmon and other seafood has crashed this month, after a resurgence in coronavirus infections in Beijing was traced to chopping boards...

Germany Imposes Local Lockdown After Virus Outbreak At Meat Plant

The premier of the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia said he was putting the Guetersloh area back into lockdown until 30 June after a coronavi...