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    Can cold chain imported food be eaten?

    • Last Update: 2021-06-28
    • Source: Internet
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    Zhong Kai
     
    Recently, the relationship between cold chain food and the new crown epidemic has once again ignited public opinion.
    Although the probability of new crown virus contaminating food or outer packaging is very low, some consumers are always worried
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    Can frozen food or imported food be eaten? How to ensure safety? Here I have compiled the opinions of 5 top experts.
    They can be said to represent the highest level of food safety, epidemics, disinfection and clinical medicine in our country
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    (The following content is an excerpt, with a small amount of deletion)
     
    Academician Chen Junshi, General Counsel of the National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment: The spread of new coronary pneumonia is mainly through respiratory droplets or close contact.
    This is the consensus of public health experts from all over the world
    .
    Although there is evidence that the transmission of new coronary pneumonia may not only be transmitted from person to person, but also from person to person, but for consumers, the chance of such infection is very small
    .
    So far, there is no news report that consumers have been infected by buying and preparing contaminated food
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    Li Ning, deputy director of the National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment: There is no evidence of food transmission of the new coronavirus.
    Among the confirmed reported cases globally and in China, no infection caused by direct consumption of frozen food has been found so far
    .
    The new coronavirus is mainly spread through the respiratory tract, droplets and close human-to-person contact, and the possibility of infection through the digestive tract is very small
    .

     
    Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiology expert of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Most of the imported cold chain foods and goods in the country are relatively lightly polluted
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    Generally speaking, the infection caused by pollution must be a relatively large amount of pollution, and long-term repeated contact is required to cause infection
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    Therefore, there are relatively more cases of infections found among cold chain workers, especially logistics handlers
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    For consumers, even if they accidentally buy contaminated food, the risk of infection is usually very low.
    Even if they eat contaminated cold chain food, they usually do not cause infection
    .
    Because on the one hand, the virus has been inactivated during the cooking and processing of food, on the other hand, the new crown will not be transmitted through the digestive tract, and the human stomach acid is strong enough to inactivate it
    .
    So far, no diseases that cause respiratory infections through the digestive tract have been found, at least not because of the new coronavirus
    .
     
    In addition, the temperature of preserved fruits is higher than that of frozen fish and other foods, and the virus can survive for a short time at such a temperature as preserved fruits
    .
    If the nucleic acid test is positive, it may be a live virus, or it may be a dead virus or a fragment of the virus, which does not necessarily mean that it is infectious
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    Zhang Liubo, chief expert of disinfection at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention: No infection caused by direct consumption of these cold-chain foods has been found so far
    .
    The risk of infection is mainly in the links of transportation and operation, and no infection caused by the food itself has been found
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    Safe and effective disinfection of the surface of the outer packaging of imported cold chain food can achieve the inactivation of the new crown pneumonia virus, and then contact the surface after disinfection
    .
    The risk of infection is very low .
    However, viral nucleic acid may still exist.
    If the nucleic acid test is still positive after disinfection, the public need not be overly nervous
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    Zhang Wenhong, Shanghai Huashan Hospital: So far, China has consumed countless seafood and bought countless things.
    I just look at the probability of being infected because I bought something imported from abroad-so far, no case has happened
    .
    When this probability is lower than that of an air crash, you decide for yourself (whether to eat or not)
    .
    (This is the standard communication between doctors and patients, including facts, risk comparison, informed decision-making, expert
    .
    )
     
    In fact, for imported cold chain foods, my opinion has always been "you should eat and drink"
    .
    But people, you have to do something to feel at ease, if you don't do anything, you will be thinking wildly
    .
    So you look at the advice of these top experts.
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    Academician Chen Junshi, General Counsel of the National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment: When handling food, consumers should follow the five elements of food safety proposed by the World Health Organization, namely, keeping clean (washing hands frequently, cleaning the kitchen), separating raw and cooking, thoroughly cooking, and storing at a safe temperature , Use safe water and raw materials
    .
    These five items were originally intended to prevent food-borne diseases, but they can also be used to avoid cross-contamination of the new coronavirus in the food chain
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    Li Ning, deputy director of the National Food Safety Risk Assessment Center: The cooking process must be kept clean, use safe water and raw materials, separate raw and cooked, cooked and cooked thoroughly, and maintain a safe food temperature
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    (Five Points for Food Safety) When purchasing fresh ingredients, avoid touching your mouth, eyes, and nose with dirty hands
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    Wu Zunyou, chief expert of epidemiology at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention: When purchasing and handling cold chain foods, it is necessary to maintain hand hygiene and insist on separating raw and cooked foods
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    As long as we pay attention to hand hygiene and wash with running water before eating fruits, there should be no risk of infection
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    Zhang Liubo, chief expert of disinfection at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention: When the public comes into contact with imported cold-chain foods, they should first disinfect the surface of the outer packaging, and then clean and disinfect their hands
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    (Personal opinion: When it is actually in the hands of consumers, the outer packaging has been disinfected layer by layer, so the main thing is to pay attention to hand cleaning)
     
    Summary: In fact, it is a routine food safety operation, which is no different from usual.
    It is nothing more than an emphasis on hand hygiene
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    Finally, share a set of data
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    At the ports nationwide, 13.
    17 million imported cold-chain food outer packagings have been preventively disinfected, 1,295,692 samples have been sampled and tested, and 47 positive nucleic acid results have been detected
    .
    The positive rate is 0.
    36 per 10,000
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    The national cold chain food and packaging samples organized by the National Health Commission showed that the contamination rate was 0.
    48 per 10,000, and the positives were mainly concentrated in the outer packaging
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    Nearly a cluster of nearly 100 people occurred in the Heilongjiang Zhengda Food Factory.
    More than 90,000 samples of the outer packaging of its products were 9 positive, with a positive rate of 1 in 10,000
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    People who are insecure often ask "what if".
    The above data means that even if it is impossible
    .
    Don't be suspicious! Isn't it fragrant to import salmon, steak, and cherries?

     
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