One of the Alberta inspectors, Simons said, became so ill, they were put on a ventilator. The agency said it is following health and safety guidance and is providing masks and face shields to all meat inspectors. Earlier in May, the union called for the closure of the three Alberta meat plants with outbreaks. "The CFIA inspectors are there to make sure that we don't have an outbreak of E. The CFIA said there are no known cases where COVID-19 transmission has occurred through food or food packaging.

Source: CBC News May 13, 2020 19:00 UTC