The JBS Greeley beef production facility has reopened after quarantining the workforce for a period of time exceeding recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). To enhance the company’s existing daily temperature screening efforts, symptomatic team members will now be provided free, on-site testing, conducted in coordination with the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment (WCDPHE), before entering the facility. Any team member with a fever or other confirmed COVID-19 symptoms will be immediately sent home.

During the closure, the company continued its common practice of deep-cleaning the facility, installed a new ventilation system for the fabrication cafeteria, enhanced existing social distancing protocols, finalized previously initiated installation of physical barriers on production lines, conducted additional online training for COVID-19 symptom detection, and increased signage in multiple languages to educate team members on ways to proactively prevent potential spread. JBS USA previously hired third-party epidemiologists from the University of Colorado, who evaluated the company’s existing COVID-19 protocols and procedures at the facility.