China News Service, July 10th, Li Ning, deputy director and researcher of the National Food Safety Risk Assessment Center, pointed out on the 10th that based on the views of the relevant authoritative organizations of international organizations and existing evidence, frozen aquatic products and refrigerated meat foods are the source of new coronary infections The possibility is very small. So far, there is no evidence of the spread of new coronavirus through food.
The State Council’s Joint Defense and Joint Control Plan was held on the 10th to hold a press conference to introduce information on preventing the risk of epidemic input and strengthening the supervision of imported cold chain food. A reporter asked at the meeting: After the occurrence of clustered cases in the new market, the possibility of imported salmon as a source of viral infection has attracted attention. Recently, the United States, Europe and other meat companies have a new clustered outbreak of new pneumonia virus. Frozen seafood and meat have There is no possibility of source of infection, can you introduce the epidemic prevention measures of the relevant departments?
Li Ning pointed out that based on the views of the relevant authoritative organizations of international organizations and existing evidence, the possibility of frozen aquatic products and refrigerated meat foods as a source of new coronary pneumonia infection is very small. Authoritative organizations and institutions such as the World Health Organization, the European Food Safety Agency, the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention all have clear views, and the views are also consistent. That is, the new coronavirus mainly passes through the human respiratory tract and Moh and people are in close contact with people, and the possibility of infection through the digestive tract is very small. Up to now, there is no evidence of the spread of new coronavirus through food. These views can be found on the World Health Organization website and the websites of these agencies. Publicly available.
So far, there have been no reports of more than 10 million cases reported globally and more than 80,000 cases reported in China.
Regarding the supervision measures for cold chain foods, Li Ning said that my country has a series of management measures and related standards and regulations for the production and operation of frozen food. As a production and operation enterprise, it must comply with the implementation and implement all measures in place. In addition, the National Health and Health Commission is organizing the establishment of hygienic specifications for the production and operation of cold chain food. Specific regulations on food safety are proposed for all aspects of the food cold chain, including production, processing, sales, transportation, and storage. The formulation is not only for the prevention of new coronary pneumonia, but also for the overall improvement of the health status of the food cold chain and the prevention of diseases, which are extremely important.