The Foster Farms plant that was closed by the FSIS due to presence of cockroaches opened over the weekend only to be voluntarily closed again on Sunday, Jan. 12. The company said in a statement that it was “voluntarily and temporarily” putting operations at its Livingston, Calif., fresh chicken production facility on hold to further expand its USDA-approved safe manufacturing procedures and monitoring systems.
Livingston maintenance employees will remain on the job; the remainder of plant employees will be called back when the plant resumes full operations.