Imported Frozen Chicken Wings From Brazil Tested Positive For Covid-19

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Consumers in the Chinese city of Shenzhen have been urged to exercise caution when buying imported frozen food after a surface sample of chicken wings from Brazil tested positive for coronavirus, according to a statement from the local government.

The positive sample appears to have been taken from the surface of the meat, while previously reported positive cases from other Chinese cities have been from the surface of packaging on imported frozen seafood.

A sample of frozen chicken wings imported into the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen from Brazil has tested positive for coronavirus, the city government said in a notice on Thursday.

Local disease control centres tested a surface sample taken from the chicken wings as part of routine screenings carried out on meat and seafood imports since June, when a new outbreak in Beijing was linked to the city's Xinfadi seafood market.

Shenzhen's health authorities traced and tested everyone who might have come into contact with potentially contaminated food products, and also tested food products stored near the infected batch. All the results were negative, the notice said.

The Brazilian embassy in Beijing did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The Shenzhen Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters said the public needed to remain cautious when it comes to imported meat and seafood, and must take precautions in order to reduce infection risks.

China reported on Wednesday that coronavirus had been found on the packaging of shrimps imported from Ecuador, and several other cities have reported cases of contaminated seafood.

In addition to screening all meat and seafood containers coming into major ports in recent months, China has suspended some meat imports from various origins, including Brazil, since mid-June.

 

 

 

Sources:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-shenzhen-idUSKCN25902B

 

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-08-13/chinese-city-says-chicken-wings-from-brazil-test-positive?__twitter_impression=true

 

 

Be careful with what you eat, fam. Take no chances.

[Dramatica 13,698]

Not like local food is certified covid free 

[RAMROD 117,031]

1 minute ago, Dramatica said:

Not like local food is certified covid free 

 

[FameHookah 4,840]

Doesnt cooking kill it?

[KURUSHITOVSKA 20,451]

China complaining about importing the virus but they were the ones exporting it first 

[weed 78,920]

so neither the frozen-ness nor the entire transit killed the virus? or they mean dead COVID cells are on it?

[Alphaz 7,969]

Isn't the virus will be dead after few days being outside of a host? 

[Guest]

i guess we're having famine now -hearteyes-

[Leblanc 2,494]

I'm so confused, i thought it wasn't really feasible to get Covid from food?

[TimisaMonster 31,073]

How??? Im so confused...

[Guest]

who eats raw meat anyway?

[Bt1 5,213]

2 hours ago, Qiyana said:

I'm so confused, i thought it wasn't really feasible to get Covid from food?

You cant, except if you eat frozen raw chicken. 

[RAMROD 117,031]

2 hours ago, venusinmyhead said:

who eats raw meat anyway?

 

 

 

 

[Guest]

3 hours ago, KURUSHITOVSKA said:

China complaining about importing the virus but they were the ones exporting it first 

China can never and will never take responsibility for their actions 

Spoiler

For sensitive people: When I say China I mean the GOVERNMENT not the citizens. And no I don't hate China and I don't hate their people or culture. I am criticizing the GOVERNMENT's reponse.

 

[Economy 52,844]

3 hours ago, FameHookah said:

Doesnt cooking kill it?

It would

 

Ppl could get infected while handling it tho

 

In other words wash ur hands and don't touch your face anytime u touch something. Basically what we already been knew