Kepak Group, a major U.K. meat processor has reported outbreaks in processing plants located at Bodmin in Cornwall and also at Portlethen and Aberdeenshire in Scotland. In the Cornwall facility 106
cases were diagnosed out of 271 tested with 80 percent asymptomatic. The facility in Scotland has 78 cases and may be involved in a widespread community outbreak in the Grampian region.
Kepak operates 15 plants across the U.K. and Ireland and was established over 50 years ago. The Company is cooperating with the Food Standards Agencies of Scotland and the U.K. together with local authorities. In a release the company confirmed that health and wellbeing of workers is a priority. Accordingly appropriate measures to prevent COVID-19 are in effect. The Company and plants are designated as an Essential Service Provider and all facilities have remained open and functional since March.