It’s unlikely that COVID-19 could spread through packaged meat, but that’s not stopping China from suspending exports from a Tyson plant in Arkansas

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Chinese customs officials have suspended imports from a Tyson Foods plant in Arkansas. The ban comes days after Tyson Foods announced that over 400 of its Arkansas-based workers contracted COVID-19. However, the United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention currently say there is “no evidence to suggest that handling food or consuming food is associated with COVID-19.” Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories . China is suspending imports from a Tyson Foods chicken plant in Arkansas after a COVID-19 outbreak infected hundreds of workers in the state. The meat industry has become a hotbed for coronavirus, although experts...