Meat plant suspends production due to Covid-19 outbreak

The Llangefni site, Anglesey, Wales, which employs 560 people, had been operating during the height of the pandemic, with the first reported positive case of the virus on May 28.

Yesterday, Farmers Guardian reported more than 100 workers from the plant were self-isolating as a precaution.

But 2 Sisters has now confirmed it will ’temporarily suspend production at our Llangefni site with immediate effort for a period of 14 days’.

A spokesperson said: "The health, safety and wellbeing of our colleagues is ultimately the thing that matters most at our business. We are a responsible company with people at its core. Without our people we are nothing.

"We will not tolerate any unnecessary risks – however small – for our existing loyal workforce at the facility."