Tyson Foods: We’re Providing Face Coverings To All Team Members
April 16 2020 - 12:57PM
“Change is the only constant.” This adage rings truer than ever
during these challenging times as our company and the rest of the
nation continue to navigate the constant changes COVID-19 brings.
The CDC recently altered its guidance on face coverings
recommending people to wear a face cover when around others. We
learned in late February of the potential shortage of masks and
have since been working to obtain a supply of face coverings for
our team members. With our recent supply of face coverings arriving
and the CDC’s altered guidance, we’re now requiring all team
members to wear face covers in all Tyson Foods facilities – plants,
feed mills, cold storages and offices.
Our supply of face coveringsOver the weekend,
our Tyson facilities across the U.S. began receiving face coverings
for team members including federal inspectors working in our
buildings. We expect our current supply to last up to four months.
We’re conscious about the global supply of masks, particularly
medical masks for our health care sector – surgical and N95. Our
supply of face coverings is non-medical but achieve its purpose to
cover the nose and mouth. We’ve also developed guidance in early
April for team members wearing personal cloth face masks, while
following Good Manufacturing Practices and making sure food safety
standards can be met.
Face coverings help protect each otherWhile
we’ve already implemented several protective measures including
using walk-through temperature scanners, we’re aware that
individuals with COVID-19 could be asymptomatic and could spread
the virus to others even if they don’t feel sick. It’s critical to
emphasize that we wear face coverings to protect each other. CDC
states that covering the nose and mouth can slow the spread of the
virus and protect other people from those who could be infected.
Health officials including those from John Hopkins Center have
indicated that using face covers can reduce transmission of
COVID-19.
More protective measures Combining protective
measures is the most effective way to keep our team members safe,
while still fulfilling our responsibility to feed the nation. While
we’re requiring face coverings to be worn, we know that social
distancing is a crucial tool for stopping COVID-19 from spreading.
That’s why we’re installing workstation dividers and providing more
breakroom space. In addition to practicing social distancing, we’re
doing additional deep cleaning and sanitizing daily at our
facilities. We’ve purchased and are installing more than 150
infrared walk-through temperature scanners in our food production
facilities with the intent to have at least one of these scanners
in each facility. We also relaxed our attendance policy in March to
encourage workers to stay at home when they’re sick.
Change is certainly constant, but so are our values and our
promise to our team members – to give them a safe workplace. We’ll
continue to adapt and do all that we can to protect our people.
About Tyson FoodsTyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN)
is one of the world’s largest food companies and a recognized
leader in protein. Founded in 1935 by John W. Tyson and grown under
three generations of family leadership, the company has a broad
portfolio of products and brands like Tyson®, Jimmy Dean®,
Hillshire Farm®, Ball Park®, Wright®, Aidells®,
ibp®, and State Fair®. Tyson Foods innovates continually
to make protein more sustainable, tailor food for everywhere it’s
available and raise the world’s expectations for how much good food
can do. Headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, the company has
141,000 team members. Through its Core Values, Tyson Foods strives
to operate with integrity, create value for its shareholders,
customers, communities and team members and serve as a steward of
the animals, land and environment entrusted to it.
Visit TYSONFOODS.COM to learn more.
Contact: HLI YANG, 479-290-2122 or
Hli.Yang@tyson.com
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