week to ensure they were doing everything they
should to protect staff at the facility in Cactus, in
the Texas Panhandle. The plant has not closed.
JBS Beef spokesman Cameron Bruett said in an
email “there is no investigation to our knowledge”
but that the company would shut down its
Cactus location if it was deemed unsafe.
The company contacted the health department
last week to ensure they were doing everything
they should be to protect its staff, Anton said.
Health officials visited the plant Wednesday and
confirmed JBS implemented the department’s
recommendations and is “following all of the