COVID-19 Disrupted The Meat Supply Chain. Proposal Would Let Local Processors Step Up To The Plate

MAINE PUBLIC • May 26, 2020

While there is plenty of meat being produced by farmers, they have had trouble getting their meat processed due to outbreaks of COVID-19 at processing plants. In Maine, many processors have more work than they can handle. The situation may be breathing new life into a bill co-authored by U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine, called the PRIME Act. Critics say it could turn the clock back on consumer safety, but supporters say it would create a safer and more stable meat supply.