No Evidence That Food is Source of Coronavirus Transmission: Experts
TUESDAY, Sept. 8, 2020 (Healthday News) — It’s highly unlikely that food is a source of new coronavirus transmission, international experts say.
They found very little evidence that the coronavirus might be carried on food or food packaging, which echoes earlier findings by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, CNN reported.
“To date, there has not been any evidence that food, food packaging or food handling is a source or important transmission route for SARS-CoV-2 resulting in COVID-19,” the International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods said in a statement.
“There are no foods that should be considered a risk or warrant consideration as a vector for SARS-CoV-2,” the statement added.
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