Live Updates: China says it found COVID-19 on packaging of frozen imports | Fox News

China has increased the testing of frozen foods after the country said it has repeatedly discovered the coronavirus on imported products and their packaging,

The most recent instance saw frozen shrimp imported from an Ecuadorian company banned for one week on Tuesday

Studies have shown the virus can survive for a time on cardboard and plastic containers, but it remains unclear how serious a risk that poses.

FAST FACTS

    • Packaging first became a major issue with outbreaks in China linked to wholesale food markets
    • China pushed back against the U.S. which has questioned whether the country’s crackdown is scientifically based

Studies have shown the virus can survive for a time on cardboard and plastic containers, but it remains unclear how serious a risk that poses.

Source: Live Updates: China says it found COVID-19 on packaging of frozen imports | Fox News

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