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Coronavirus and food safety: what the studies say – The Conversation Africa

Food safety agencies have assessed the risk of acquiring COVID-19 from contaminated food or food packaging. They found that currently, there’s no evidence that…

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When the COVID-19 pandemic began, not much was known about SARS-CoV-2 (the coronavirus) and its survival in food, on various materials and on surfaces. Since then, several food safety agencies have assessed the risk of potentially acquiring the virus from contaminated food or food packaging. The consensus is that currently, theres no evidence its a food safety risk.
The main route of infection is from person-to-person via contact with one another, respiratory droplets and aerosols from coughing,…

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