Beijing asks frozen food importers to avoid countries with severe COVID-19 outbreaks


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Vendors wait for customers at their stall selling frozen meat and seafood balls at a market in Beijing on June 20, 2020.(File photo: AFP/Nicolas Asfouri) [Asia News Communication = Reporter Reakkana] China's capital called on importers on Monday (Sep 28) to avoid frozen food from countries suffering from severe novel coronavirus outbreaks after several cases of imported seafood products testing positive for the virus. "Customs and local governments have repeatedly detected the coronavirus in imported cold chain food, proving it risks contamination," the Beijing Municipal Commerce Bureau said in a statement issued to import companies. The bureau urged them to...