The domestic new crown pneumonia epidemic has attracted attention again recently. After 253 days of zero local cases, there was 1 local case yesterday (22nd), which caused great concern! The variant virus in the United Kingdom has also made countries nervous. The outer packaging of frozen food in other countries has detected the new crown virus. In this regard, commander Chen Shizhong said in a press conference (23rd) that my country has been at the border since November 6, 2019. Sampling and inspection of the inner and outer packaging of imported frozen food has not detected the virus so far.
Chen Shizhong, commander of the Central Epidemic Epidemic Command Center, pointed out that from November 6 to December 22, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration of the Ministry of Health and Welfare took samples and inspected the inner and outer packaging of imported frozen food at the border. The virus contamination status of the inner and outer packaging of imported frozen food and the evaluation of the effect of disinfection operations. A total of 58 batches of pork, beef, chicken and aquatic products imported from 9 countries were sampled and tested. After disinfection, samples were taken separately, a total of 230 samples, and the results of the COVID-19 virus nucleic acid test were all "negative".
A few days ago, the Food and Drug Administration announced that from November 6th to November 20th, in the first phase, the internal and external packaging of frozen food imported from countries with a high prevalence of new coronary pneumonia will be sampled and tested for COVID-19 virus nucleic acid, and a total of 4 samples will be tested. The country imported pork, beef and salmon, a total of 11 batches of products, 44 samples, the test results were all negative.
The second phase will continue to carry out the COVID-19 virus nucleic acid test on the inner and outer packaging of imported frozen food from December 11, andAdd the internal and external packaging of frozen meat and aquatic products from neighboring countries such as Japan, China, Vietnam and Indonesia as the sampling targets. As of December 22, a total of 47 batches of pork, beef, chicken and aquatic products imported from 7 countries have been sampled and tested. , 186 samples, the test results were all negative.
Chen Shizhong also emphasized that international organizations such as the WHO and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations have stated that there is currently no evidence that the new crown pneumonia virus can be transmitted through food, and there is no case of contracting the new crown pneumonia through food or its packaging. Worry.
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