Coronavirus not a food hygiene problem

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Mar 5, 2020 - Foods

Coronavirus not a food hygiene problem

Currently, there are no cases where it has been proven that people have been infected with the novel coronavirus through the consumption of contaminated food or imported consumer goods. For other coronaviruses, there are also no reports of infections from food or contact with dry surfaces.

Accordingly, the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture has informed in a press release that the transmission of the coronavirus through imported food is unlikely. Due to the low environmental stability of these viruses, they survive on food and other surfaces only for a short time. Studies by the universities of Greifswald and Bochum have also shown this (www.uni-greifswald.de).

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Source:
www.bmel.de
www.lebensmittelverband.de
www.bfr.bund.de