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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsChina halted imports from 56 cold-chain food manufacturers in 19 countries as of Monday, covid risk
China halted imports from 56 cold-chain food manufacturers in 19 countries as of Monday due to potential risks of COVID-19 infections, the General Administration of Customs said on Tuesday.
The suspension was issued to foreign producers who had reported confirmed cases in their employees, and 47 voluntarily suspended shipments to China, the administration said in an article published on its official website.
The administration has stepped up monitoring and testing on imported cold or frozen products amid rising concerns over the virus' ability to spread through food products or packaging. Currently, there is no evidence to support transmission of the virus through food.
As of Monday, the administration had taken over 500,000 samples from imported products, their packaging and the interior of containers; six samples taken in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning province, and Xiamen, East China's Fujian province, tested positive for the virus.
All other samples tested negative, it added.
The administration has held 121 video conferences with their counterparts in 99 countries and regions and urged overseas food producers to strengthen their preventive measures against the disease.
To date, 2,020 companies from 38 countries and regions have been approved to ship meat imports to China. From January to August, the country imported 6.58 million metric tons of meat products, exceeding last year's total import volume.
http://www.ecns.cn/news/sci-tech/2020-09-09/detail-ifzzucuv5910864.shtml
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China halted imports from 56 cold-chain food manufacturers in 19 countries as of Monday, covid risk (Original Post)
yaesu
Sep 2020
OP
If we ever decide to try to contain the virus we should pay attention to this
soothsayer
Sep 2020
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soothsayer
(38,601 posts)1. If we ever decide to try to contain the virus we should pay attention to this
Laelth
(32,017 posts)2. This bug is BAD TO THE BONE.
It can re-activate even after having been frozen. Thats how New Zealand explained their latest outbreak after they had gone 100 days with no new cases. A guy handling meat contracted the virus from a frozen meat shipment from China.
-Laelth
roamer65
(36,744 posts)3. Wonderful.
Sigh.