April 29, 2020 — The order uses the Defense Production Act to classify meat processing as critical infrastructure to try to prevent a shortage of chicken, pork and other meat on supermarket shelves.
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Trump signs executive order to keep meat processing plants open during COVID-19 outbreak
ByArlene Huff
Apr 29, 2020
By Arlene Huff
Arlene Huff is the founding member of Golden State Online. Before that She was a general assignment reporter. A native Californian, she graduated from the University of California with a degree in medical anthropology and global health. She currently lives in Los Angeles.