China tests food for coronavirus after the epidemic
After a Covid-19 epidemic of a restaurant, the inhabitants of China question if you can contract the virus through the food.
Even if theAmerican Center for Disease Control (CDC) stipulates that there is "no evidence to support the transmission of CIVID-19 associated with food", due to a recentepidemic In Beijing, China, there is now interrogated if this statement is really true. Last week, reports were released from an epidemic ofcoronavirus took place in Beijing a particular restaurant. The common denominator? Salmon.
According toThe New York TimesThe salmon used on the same cutting board in a Japanese restaurant located in Beijing, was linked to the epidemic that took place last week. The restaurant has now closed andThere is a real fear in China that coronavirus can actually be spread through food-Salmon in particular.
Many consumers have avoided buying salmon since advertisements of the epidemic, which causes another economic dip in salmon sales.
Can you really get the virus through the salmon?
Long short story, no. The World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Norwegian Seafood Council all stated that the virus can not be transmitted through Food and safety that passes through the packaging and export of salmon. The fact that he comes from a particular animal has been demystified.
However, this does not mean that fresh fish and meat in different markets can somehow be contaminated before hitting your plate. Food Market Reports in Beijing say they are seriously contaminated by coronavirus, and now unhealthy practices and low temperatures in the markets are being interrogated, according toReuters.
Needless to say, this has not prevented experts from China testing for coronaviruses to strengthen these claims. From recently, people in China are admiring salmon because of this epidemic, fearing that the virus can come from the fish itself. These tests are required to learn more why propagation has occurred in this way and to clean up consumer fears.
What do the United States say?
At this moment, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says that they are aware of China's coronavirus food test but reiterated thatThere is still no standing evidence that you can contract Covid-19 through the food.
"The FDA is aware of the reports that China will start testing food, seafood and meat foods for Covid-19," said Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner of Food Policy and Response to the FDA , onTwitter. "We continue to examine all the available sciences because we evaluate the virus that causes Covid-19. After standard hygiene practices, food safety and the use of cooking practices that protect us from the original disease food remains important. "
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