China finds COVID-19 virus on Chilean seafood packaging First Sight Express


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China stopped imports from the Chilean seafood producer as a precaution after detecting the covid-19 virus on the supplier's packaging. A nucleic acid test on the packaging of a batch of frozen crab showed positive results , the General Administration of Customs said in a statement on its website on Saturday. Import applications from Pesquera Isla del Rey SA will be suspended for a week. China has been vocal about finding traces of the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen on packaging and food, fearing that imported items are linked to the recent virus resurgence. . . Beijing has ordered a series of precautionary...