China orders importers to avoid food from countries with ‘severe epidemics’ after COVID-19 outbreaks


Source: wmar2news.com wmar2news.com

Key Topics in this News Article:

News Snapshot:

In an effort to limit COVID-19 exposure and new transmissions, authorities in China are ordering food importers to avoid frozen food “from areas with severe epidemics.” The country’s Foreign Trade Operations Office released a statement Monday citing cluster infections that continue to occur from frozen food items that test positive for the coronavirus. The statement does not list specific countries, and asks companies to stay up-to-date on “key epidemic areas.” In August, a city in China warned food importers that a “surface sample of frozen chicken wings” from Brazil tested positive for the coronavirus. In June, Chinese authorities said they...