ChinaNews.com Client Beijing, June 21st Question: When salmon becomes "the target of all" Beijing's Japanese food shop is okay?
Author Yuan Xiuyue
A chain revolving sushi restaurant in Fengtai District, Beijing, is no longer lively, the brand of salmon at the door was removed, and the information publicity remained at 4 days ago. In just a few days, the store went from long queues to temporary closure.
A week ago, the person in charge of the Beijing Xinfadi wholesale market said that the new crown virus was detected from the cutting board of imported salmon during the random inspection by the relevant departments. The news instantly made salmon a "popular target", and Japanese food shops that mainly served raw food such as salmon sashimi were hit. A week has passed, is the Japanese food store okay?
On June 13, the salmon in a supermarket in Fengtai District, Beijing has been removed. China News Service reporter Zhang Yushe
Is the Japanese restaurant still open?
After the outbreak of Beijing, major supermarkets in Beijing, such as supermarkets, Wumart and Carrefour, removed all salmon overnight. At the same time, Beijing carried out major food safety inspections throughout the city, comprehensively inspecting and sealing the livestock and poultry meat and seafood purchased in Xinfadi markets such as catering units and supermarket markets. On June 13, the Beijing-Shenzhen seafood market was also suspended.
After the salmon is gone, can the Japanese restaurant still operate normally? Zhongxin.com randomly selected 15 Japanese stores in Fengtai District for telephone consultation. Of these, only 4 were open for business, 6 Japanese stores were temporarily closed, and 5 were not connected.
In all the Japanese food stores that are open, the owner said that there is no salmon sashimi for the time being, and it is unclear when it will be available. One of them still has tuna for sale. At present, the business day restaurant is mainly based on cooked food, and some shops also offer full cooked set menus, but some cooked food menus are not complete.
A revolving sushi restaurant in Majiabao Street, Fengtai District was temporarily closed. Photo by Yuan Xiuyue
As for the form of dining, two Japanese food shops said that they can only pack or take out now. There is no dine-in or only one person can sit at a table. In addition, many stores also said that the employees in the store have done nucleic acid detection, and ingredients such as salmon have been sealed.
Afterwards, ChinaNews.com also randomly consulted 10 Japanese food stores in other districts of Beijing, all of which were operating normally, except that there was no raw food, and the rest were as usual. There is only one restaurant that only takes out food and no dine-in. However, when searching for Japanese food on the takeaway platform, there are also many shops that are showing breaks.
For the closed-out Japanese shop, the suspension time is not equal, some are uncertain, some say three days, some more than ten days, and some will start business next Monday. The reason for the suspension is mainly the problem of the supply of goods, "there are no more channels for purchase, and they dare not sell without new things. After two days, the situation improves." The shop owner said.
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Are Japanese shops affected?
"We were almost recovering. As soon as the Beijing epidemic rebounded, the turnover fell directly by 80%. This rebound really worsened the situation." Recently, a word from the founder of a Japanese brand chain in Beijing sparked heated discussions. According to reports, the brand's stores have basically returned to the operating level of 80% during the epidemic period in May, with a daily turnover of more than 10,000 yuan. Since June 13, the daily running water has become more than 1,000 yuan, a significant decrease.
Decreasing passenger flow and declining turnover are problems faced by many Japanese shops. Most of the business shops in China News Consulting said that there are not many customers now. A Japanese shop owner said that they were particularly affected, and the employees had already returned home on vacation. Since there were no guests when they opened the door, they simply closed the shop and closed.
Many of the Japanese food shops consulted were purchased from the Beijing-Shenzhen Seafood Market, and some shopkeepers said that they could not open without the purchase channels. Some shopkeepers also said that they haven’t figured out the salmon, and they dared not rush into business. It may take some time for various raw foods such as salmon sashimi to be on the shelves. Some shopkeepers believe that even if they can be put on the shelves, some people may not be willing to eat them.
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For Japanese food shops that import ingredients, the business is not easy to do. Many chain brands have exposed the origin of the ingredients and the entry-exit inspection and quarantine certificates to eliminate consumer doubts, and some have promised not to increase the prices of all the dishes in the stores.
According to media reports, even Japanese food stores and seafood stores in Chengdu, Sichuan, have set up food quarantine report panels at the door. Seasonings, food ingredients, imported meat, rice noodles, and other foods are all certified. However, some people have questioned whether there is a new coronavirus test.
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Can salmon be eaten?
So, can salmon be eaten? Can Japanese food shops go in for consumption?
Wu Zunyou, the chief expert in epidemiology of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said in an interview that he could not conclude that salmon is the source of infection because he has detected new coronavirus in the cutting board of imported salmon. Are possible.
On the evening of June 16, Shi Guoqing, deputy director of the emergency center of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and an expert from the National Health Commission, said at the press conference that there is currently no evidence that salmon is the host or intermediate host of the new coronavirus. In this contaminated local place related to the epidemic in the new place, the salmon was indeed found to be contaminated by inspection, but the salmon before entering the contaminated place did not detect the new coronavirus.
Feng Luzhao, a researcher at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, also said that no evidence of infection through the digestive tract through consumption of food, including seafood, has been found. On June 20, Li Fengqin, director of the Microbiology Laboratory of the National Food Safety Risk Assessment Center, said that imported foods such as beef or seafood can be purchased and consumed normally, but precautions must be taken.
Shi Guoqing also emphasized that no matter consuming salmon or other foods, they should be cleaned and processed as necessary.
In order to reduce the possible risks, Feng Luzhao suggested that when buying food, try not to contact raw fish and raw meat. In addition, wash hands thoroughly before and after food processing, separate raw and cooked chopping boards, food and drinking water should be thoroughly cooked and cooked thoroughly, fruits peeled and eaten, tableware can be steamed for 15 minutes to sterilize. (Finish)