Tag: china

Guangzhou bans frozen meat imports over virus fears

sebaubi August 18, 2020

The capital of China’s southern Guangdong province has suspended imports of frozen meat, fish and seafood from coronavirus-hit countries, as Beijing intensifies scrutiny of refrigerated food as a possible carrier of the disease.

Meat plants required to strengthen inspections

sebaubi July 28, 2020

The National Health Commission has ordered meat processing plants in China to clearly identify the sources of their poultry and livestock meat and only accept imports that have obtained negative test results for the novel coronavirus.

New set of rules for Chinese meat importers

sebaubi July 28, 2020

“All imported meat products must certify, among other documents, the necessary certificate to carry out nucleic acid tests. Full traceability of all meat products must be proven. All slaughtered animals from which meat imported into China is sourced must originate from areas considered to be non-epidemic.

China Points to Shrimp as Virus Carrier After Salmon Debacle

sebaubi July 10, 2020

Bloomberg News 10 July 2020, 04:19 GMT-4 Updated on 10 July 2020, 06:58 GMT-4  Virus tested positive on inside and outside packaging  Shrimp from 3 Ecuador plants will be halted for imports China said samples of imported shrimp tested positive for the coronavirus, raising questions again over whether the pathogen can spread […]