- On Monday,
Costco temporarily limited the number of fresh meat products customers could buy to three items per member. - Growing fears of a
meat shortage are sweeping the country as coronavirus outbreaks have forced many meat plants to close. At least 4,900 meat processing workers have tested positive for the coronavirus. - Costco joins Kroger, Giant Eagle, and other
grocery chains in limiting fresh meat purchases. - $4.
On Monday, Costco updated its COVID-19 policy on its website to limit the number of fresh meat items shoppers can buy to $4. The purchasing limit is temporary, but Costco did not specify an end date for it in its updated policy.
Fears of a meat shortage have been heightened by the closures of major meat processing plants due to $4. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order dictating that meat processing plants $4, but that doesn't change the fact that it $4 for these plants to operate, given the risk.
More than 4,900 meat processing plant workers have been diagnosed with COVID-19, and at least 20 have died, according to a $4 released on May 1. The report accounted for a total of approximately 130,000 workers in 19 states, meaning that about 3.7% of meat processing workers in the study tested positive for the virus.
On April 24, employees of major meat processor Smithfield Foods $4 alleging unsafe conditions in a processing facility in Milan, Missouri. On April 27, Tyson Foods $4 that "millions of pounds of meat will disappear" as the company is forced to close more and more facilities due to outbreaks.
Costco joins $4, $4, and other