Amidst a massive COVID 19 outbreak among workers, Merced County health officials in the Central Valley have ordered a Foster Farms poultry processing plant to shut down.

Amidst a massive COVID 19 outbreak among workers, Merced County health officials in the Central Valley have ordered a Foster Farms poultry processing plant to shut down.

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Foster Farms Poultry Processing Plant Ordered to Shut Down

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Foster Farms Poultry Processing Plant Ordered to Shut Down

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