A food distribution warehouse in Centralia, WA. became a hot bed of COVID with more than a quarter of 1,000 workers contracting COVID from July through October 2021.  United Natural Foods Inc, Capstone Logistics and Prime 360 operate the facility.

According to a spokesperson for the State Department of Labor and Industry, "Our investigation uncovered a widespread outbreak that put employees, their families and their communities across ten counties at risk for COVID 19".  The spokesperson added, "The actions these companies took or failed to take undoubtedly made it worse - contributing to faster and broader spread of the virus in the workplace".

The three companies were fined a total of $285,000, but have appealed both citations and fines.  According to the Labor Department, UNFI failed to provide contact information for employees who tested positive and allowed employees to work at the facility when they should have known they were infected with COVID.  UNFI apparently announced a voluntary closure of operations in July 2021 but an investigation by the Lewis County Public Health and Social Service and the Washington State Department of Health found that the company continued to operate with an exposed workforce.