New Zealand-based dairy giant Fonterra said two of its employees at its Edendale distribution centre had tested positive for Covid-19, and the facility was closed temporarily on Tuesday (7 April) for deep cleaning.
The facility was shut for 48 hours on Tuesday night as a precaution, Gordon Carlyle, the director of the global supply chain for Fonterra, the world’s largest dairy cooperative, said in a statement sent to just-food.
Fonterra’s distribution centre is part of a wider complex at Edendale, where the remainder of the co-op’s other businesses remain operational, and milk collection and processing continues as normal.
Fonterra said Edendale, a town situated in the Southland region of South Island, has experienced a “significant outbreak” of coronavirus, which is being referred to locally as a “Bluff cluster”.
“With this in mind, our priority is to take conservative actions and precautions on site to keep our people protected from catching or spreading the virus,” Carlyle said.
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He added: “The scale of our business – with more than 20,000 employees in more than 20 countries around the world – combined with the global nature of Covid-19, means it’s inevitable that some of our people will test positive.”
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