Richard ThorpOamaru Meats is still working through the problems that forced it to shut down in September. Director Richard Thorp said about 140 staff were stood down while managers worked with New Zealand and Chinese authorities to regain the lost access. A Ministry for Primary Industries spokesman said the suspension was not related to food safety issues and applied "only to Oamaru Meats and not to exports from any other New Zealand meat establishments". Oamaru Meats was genuinely very pleased for those who had found other work, Mr Thorp said. Livestock that was scheduled to be processed by Oamaru Meats had been rerouted to other abattoirs.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 03, 2019 15:31 UTC