Experts call for: do not because of the detection of new crown virus negative cold chain technology

again and again! Yunnan Health and Health Commission on July 16 informed: As of July 14, Yunnan 2750 frozen South American white shrimp-related samples to carry out new coronavirus nucleic acid testing, of which, from the outer surface samples of the box detected 3 nucleic acid positive.
earlier, at a press conference held on the afternoon of July 10th at the
Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism, the Director General of The General Administration of Customs, Mr. Bi Kexin, introduced that the Customs had found six samples containing the new coronavirus in 227,934 cold chain monitoring samples. Of the 6 samples found to contain the new coronavirus, the number of product samples was 0, the number of internal and external packaging samples was 5, and the number of environmental samples was 1.
other words, in these tests, the product itself was not detected to contain the new coronavirus, the product was detected to contain the new crown virus packaging and the environment in which the product is located.
Fact, last month Li Lanxuan
proposed that the new crown virus can survive in low temperature environment for a long time, customs should strengthen the cold chain food comprehensive inspection, while the positive detection of import and export materials traced back. The above test results also verify the expert's previous judgment.
cold chain monitoring samples have been detected nucleic acid positive samples, but also caused concern about the cold chain.
new coronavirus spread through cold chains in food? Li Xingqian, director of the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce, said in response to a reporter's question that whether the new coronavirus can be transmitted in food and food packaging through cold chains is not yet conclusive.
" from the report, in the import of seafood packaging or containers of the inner wall tested positive for the new crown virus nucleic acid, can only say that may be contaminated in the processing and packaging process, which shows that some places abroad the new crown outbreak is still relatively serious. Liu Changyong, vice president of the China Refrigeration Society and director
the Refrigeration and Freezing Association, said.
He also stressed that cold chain technology is an important measure to ensure food safety, from overseas imported food packaging detected the new crown virus, because the imported product packaging is contaminated, not that the new crown virus from the cold chain, can not be said that cold chain technology contributed to the new crown virus. Cold chain technology is a very important technology to ensure food safety and freshness, which in itself inhibits the growth and reproduction of microorganisms in food and prevents food from getting bad.
Liu Changyong said there was no fundamental difference in product quality between imported seafood and domestic seafood, and that the domestic outbreak was well controlled compared with foreign countries, and the likelihood of contamination of seafood packaging was very small.
Because the spread of the new coronavirus is not only not controlled in many countries, but also has the tendency to continue to spread, and China can not directly prohibit the import of all frozen food, strengthening the quarantine of cold-chain food is particularly important.
" sample tested positive for nucleic acid, people need not be too alarmed about it. But Liu Changyong also reminded that in the context of strict prevention of imported outbreaks, this latest test results, no doubt once again reminded customs everywhere, must be good imports of cold-chain food "national door." At the same time, try to choose to import food from places where the new crown outbreak is slightly better controlled.
experts also caution that seafood can be packed in separate shopping bags when shopping to avoid exposure to viruses that may be contaminated with frozen seafood packaging. Seafood packaging can be disinfected with 75% alcohol before processing and disposable gloves can be worn when removing food. Frozen seafood should be washed and stored before buying back, so as not to pollute the refrigerator and other food, it is best to eat at once on the same day. When processing frozen seafood, be careful not to touch your eyes, nose or mouth with your hands when separating raw and cooked foods. Finally, after processing frozen seafood, remember to disinfect the items you have come into contact with.