China Food Science and Technology Research Institute issued "20021Spring Festival Food Safety Consumption Tips", reminding the public to go to regular supermarkets when buying imported cold-chain food, avoid direct contact with imported cold-chain food, wash their hands in time after shopping, and disinfect food packaging.
Recently, the local regulatory authorities detected COVID-19 nucleic acid positive from the packaging and surface of imported frozen goods, fruits and foods. The epidemic spread has the characteristics of "from things to people" and "from people to people". "At present, no infection caused by direct consumption of imported cold chain food has been found." Zhang Liubo, chief expert of disinfection science of China CDC and director of the Center for Disinfection and Infection Control of the Institute of Environment, said in an interview with the media that the current infection occurred in the circulation of low-temperature frozen food, such as unloading and handling. Do a good job of disinfection and eat imported cold chain food, with low risk.
Experts in the industry also pointed out that COVID-19 mainly spreads through respiratory droplets and close contact, and the possibility of infection through eating or contacting cold chain food and its packaging is very small.
Under the new situation of epidemic prevention and control, experts in the industry remind consumers that when buying imported cold chain foods, first, they should go to regular supermarkets or markets to buy them, and don't buy imported cold chain foods that can't provide inspection and quarantine certificates, nucleic acid detection certificates, disinfection certificates, and no traceability information to prove their legal sources; Second, wear a mask and contact imported cold chain food directly without hands. Disposable gloves are recommended. Third, wash your hands in time after shopping, and don't touch your eyes, nose and mouth before washing your hands; Fourth, before processing food, food packaging can be disinfected with 75% alcohol. The awareness of epidemic prevention and control cannot be relaxed, and consumers should protect themselves according to the requirements of normalization of epidemic prevention and control.
At the same time, in terms of food safety, experts reminded that it should be kept clean and cooked separately to avoid cross-contamination; Meat, poultry, eggs, seafood and other foods should be thoroughly cooked; Preserve food scientifically, and keep cooked food at room temperature for no more than 2 hours; Cooked food placed at room temperature or refrigerated should be thoroughly heated before eating; Buy food raw materials from formal channels. Try not to travel unless necessary; More use of non-contact shopping and payment methods such as online and code scanning payment; Advocate eating at home and avoid eating out.
When cooking at home, you should buy and make on demand, and try to avoid leftovers. If you really need to go out to eat, eat buffet often and bring less; Order food in moderation, do not talk about ostentation and extravagance, cherish food, and pack it endlessly; It is necessary to resist the eye-catching behavior of the "big stomach king" wasting food. After the leftovers are cooled, they are stored in a cold storage or freezer; It should be thoroughly heated before eating again, and repeated heating should not exceed 1 time.