Can Coronavirus Be Spread Through Food?

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...... Death rates are climbing. The vast majority of those cases, more than 59,000, are in China. But we wanted to know, can coronavirus be spread through food?

At this time, experts say no.....

It’s public health officials’ experience with those other outbreaks that make them think that transmission through food is unlikely. There has been no evidence of coronavirus spreading through contaminated food. 

Coronaviruses need a live host, either humans or animals, to grow. They cannot grow in food. The virus is spread via the person-to-person method (a person sneezes or coughs within 6 feet of another person), and between animals and people. The virus is breathed in through infectious droplets.

So what about food? While there isn’t any evidence of the virus infecting anyone by eating food, it’s good to know that scientists say the SARS virus is destroyed when heated to a temperature of at least 140°F for 30 minutes. This may be the case with coronavirus.

As part of its recommendations to reduce the risk of transmission of emerging pathogens from animals to humans, the World Health Organization (WHO) says that when buying food from live, wet, or wildlife markets, “The consumption of raw or undercooked animal products should be avoided. Raw meat, milk or animal organs should be handled with care, to avoid cross-contamination with uncooked foods, as per good food safety practices"

 And always cook raw meats, poultry, and seafood to safe final internal temperatures, and check those temps with a reliable and accurate food thermometer. Every time.

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	...... Death rates are climbing. The vast majority of those cases, more than 59,000, are in China. But we wanted to know, can coronavirus be spread through food? At this time, experts say no..... It’s public health officials’ experience with those other outbreaks that make them think that transmission through food is unlikely. There has been no evidence of coronavirus spreading through contaminated food. Coronaviruses need a live host, either humans or animals, to grow. They cannot grow in food. The virus is spread via the person-to-person method (a person sneezes or coughs within 6 feet of another person), and between animals and people. The virus is breathed in through infectious droplets. So what about food? While there isn’t any evidence of the virus infecting anyone by eating food, it’s good to know that scientists say the SARS virus is destroyed when heated to a temperature of at least 140°F for 30 minutes. This may be the case with coronavirus. As part of its recommendations to reduce the risk of transmission of emerging pathogens from animals to humans, the World Health Organization (WHO) says that when buying food from live, wet, or wildlife markets, “The consumption of raw or undercooked animal products should be avoided. Raw meat, milk or animal organs should be handled with care, to avoid cross-contamination with uncooked foods, as per good food safety practices" And always cook raw meats, poultry, and seafood to safe final internal temperatures, and check those temps with a reliable and accurate food thermometer. Every time. https://foodpoisoningbulletin.com/2020/can-coronavirus-be-spread-through-food/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FoodPoisoningBulletin+%28Food+Poisoning+Bulletin%29