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Dec 17, 2020
By Audrey J. Adamson
COVID-19 exposed endemic liabilities in the U.S. animal protein sector. It demonstrated the potential for diseases, zoonotic or not, to derail the entire supply chain; from the farm gate to packing plants; onto grocery shelves; and into restaurant and food service. While we have seen the supply chain slowly recover to recent production levels the industry’s vulnerabilities remain.
The animal protein sector deals with live animals and thousands of human employees. Both have the potential to carry known, new, and emerging pathogens/diseases from farms into packing. Indeed, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 60% of human pathogens are of animal origin; of those 75% can be transmitted to humans. And every year WHO estimates that there are five new emerging diseases. Consequently, we must continue to focus on vectors for transmission of human and or animal pathogens/diseases and a revisit the potential for severe disruption of the an