WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A congressional panel said on Monday that it is investigating three large meatpacking companies for possible worker-safety violations, following reports that hundreds of industry workers have died of COVID-19.
The House of Representatives Coronavirus subcommittee asked JBS USA, Tyson Foods and Smithfield Foods to provide records of inspections, complaints and other internal documents.
The panel also asked the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration to provide records of its efforts to enforce worker-safety rules.
(Reporting by Andy Sullivan, Editing by Franklin Paul)
