Cold, Crowded, Deadly: How U.S. Meat Plants Became a Virus Breeding Ground Posted on 2020/05/08 by Carl Robitaille Cold, Crowded, Deadly: How U.S. Meat Plants Became a Virus Breeding Ground Cold, crowded, deadly: With thousands of workers sick from coronavirus, meat plants are closing and the food supply is faltering https://t.co/Ty6TFqXDWd— Businessweek (@BW) May 7, 2020