Oregon Rejects Clatsop County’s Call For Mandatory Coronavirus Testing of Seafood Workers

Responding to concerns from Clatsop County, the Oregon Health Authority said the state will not recommend mandatory coronavirus testing for essential workers at seafood plants and other food processors.

Coronavirus Outbreak at Oregon Seafood Processing Plants Sickens 13 Workers, Shuts Facilities

Bornstein Seafoods has closed two processing plants in Astoria after 13 of its workers tested positive for the coronavirus. It’s the latest outbreak to strike a food processing facility.

Longtime Bellingham Fish Processor to Close Portion of Operation and Reduce Staff

A longtime seafood processor is shutting down a part of its operations, resulting in the layoff of about 40 workers.