Two Kraft Heinz workers in Telford test positive for Covid-19
Two workers at Kraft Heinz in Telford have tested positive for coronavirus.
The American food company has a factory in Hortonwood, Telford, where the employees have tested positive for Covid-19.
One of the employees is from the site's production team, and both are now in quarantine for 14 days.
Nigel Dickie, director, corporate & government affairs for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, said: "Two of our employees from our Telford site including one from our production team have tested positive for Coronavirus (Covid-19). The individuals are being treated and are in quarantine.
"As per our strict safety protocols we have performed a deep clean of all areas where these individuals worked at site.
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"A deep clean has also been performed in common areas including in full consultation with our teams from food safety and quality as well health and safety. Those that had been in close contact with the individual are now in self-quarantine for 14 days.
"We encourage any employee who feels unwell to take every precaution and seek medical assistance. As always, the health and safety of our employees is our top priority.
"We continue to adopt a comprehensive range of measures to reduce as far as possible the transmission of Covid-19 such as temperature checking before entry to the factory, increased hand washing and surface cleaning, strict social distancing, use of physical barriers and separation, and workplace re-organization.
"We have also reduced the number of people each person has contact with by staggering shift start times, using fixed teams, partnering or cohorts so that each person works with only a few others."
Kraft Heinz produces the world famous baked beans, soups and sauces associated with the popular Heinz brand, as well as many global food products from Kraft.
