Coronavirus myth busted: Eating Chinese food will not spread COVID-19
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus myth busted: Eating Chinese food will not spread COVID-19

Firstpost  

The European Food Safety Authority has already said earlier this month that there is no proof so far that COVID-19 spreads through food. Besides coronavirus, there are various health condition that you can get if you tend to binge on fast food including Chinese food. Though occasional indulgence in junk food is not that bad, excess consumption of it may put you at risk of various health conditions - like obesity, diabetes, and heart diseases. Chinese food has a compound called monosodium glutamate, also called China salt in some places, which is said to be bad for health.

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Infodemic in pandemic: how COVID influenced food choices
2 years, 7 months ago

Infodemic in pandemic: how COVID influenced food choices

The Hindu  

When the COVID-19 emerged in China, sparking a pandemic of acute respiratory syndrome in humans, the transmission was linked to food. Food-related behaviour of the general population was certainly altered during the pandemic, and an online questionnaire-based study covering 600 respondents in both urban and rural areas showed that ‘immunity’, ‘supplements’ and ‘vegetable cleaners’ were among the top-searched terms on …

Chinese cuisine gains popularity in Ethiopia
3 years, 2 months ago

Chinese cuisine gains popularity in Ethiopia

China Daily  

Wang Xianjun enjoys Chinese noodle at a restaurant named "Xinjiang Restaurant Zhua Fun" in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Oct 11, 2021. "My plan is to deliver local and other customers with affordable Chinese dishes," said Mekete, who offers up to 20 varieties of Chinese dishes across her four 'Little China' restaurants. Amid its vision of becoming Chinese travelers' favorite carrier, the …

Coronavirus casts a shadow over Chinese New Year for another year as cases rise
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus casts a shadow over Chinese New Year for another year as cases rise

ABC  

Tanya Tong has two weeks to weigh up whether to see her parents for the Chinese New Year, as a small but persistent resurgence of the virus creates déjà vu one year on from the COVID-19 outbreak, scuttling celebrations across the country. Key points: China is currently recording about 200 COVID-19 cases a day China is currently recording about 200 …

Chinese city reports coronavirus found on ice cream
3 years, 11 months ago

Chinese city reports coronavirus found on ice cream

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The coronavirus was found on …

China’s latest potential foreign culprit of coronavirus? Auto parts packaging
4 years ago

China’s latest potential foreign culprit of coronavirus? Auto parts packaging

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — More than a year since the coronavirus pandemic began, while a surprising – and frustrating – number of points remain unclear, one thing is certain: the first major outbreak was in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Chinese experts disagree however, with Wu himself saying in November that “more and more evidence is showing that frozen …

Coronavirus detected on imported frozen food in China
4 years ago

Coronavirus detected on imported frozen food in China

India TV News  

An imported frozen food sample in the city of Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province, tested positive for the novel coronavirus, local authorities said Tuesday. The sample was taken from a batch of frozen sliced pig ears imported from the United States as part of a regular screening before the entry of any imported frozen food into the city's cold storage …

EXPLAINER: China's claims of coronavirus on frozen foods
4 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINER: China's claims of coronavirus on frozen foods

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. OVERSEAS COMPLAINTS Trading partners, including the U.S., New Zealand, …

Can you contract coronavirus through contaminated frozen food packaging?
4 years, 1 month ago

Can you contract coronavirus through contaminated frozen food packaging?

India Today  

Experts have voiced concerns over China's claim that the novel coronavirus can be transmitted through contaminated frozen food packaging. Over the course of the past few months, China has banned frozen food imports from several countries citing the detection of Covid-19 on the packaging. In August of this year, Chinese authorities claimed that a sample taken from the surface of …

Do China’s claims of coronavirus on frozen food stack up?
4 years, 1 month ago

Do China’s claims of coronavirus on frozen food stack up?

LA Times  

China has stirred controversy with claims that it has detected the coronavirus on packages of imported frozen food, including from Russia and Norway. Overseas complaints Trading partners, including the U.S., New Zealand, Canada and the EU, say they’re unclear on China’s methodology and have seen no solid evidence that their products carried the coronavirus. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian …

China's large-scale coronavirus tests on imported frozen foods may put more Australian exports on hold
4 years, 1 month ago

China's large-scale coronavirus tests on imported frozen foods may put more Australian exports on hold

ABC  

China has urged its ports to "take immediate action" to minimise the risk of COVID-19 transmission after it reportedly found cases it says are linked to contaminated frozen food packaging. Key points: Expert says China's positive test claims require further evidence Expert says China's positive test claims require further evidence Australian exporters sold $10.6 billion worth of food in China …

China’s irritated trade partners push back on COVID-19 food tests
4 years, 1 month ago

China’s irritated trade partners push back on COVID-19 food tests

Al Jazeera  

Canada calls China’s rejection of food products that had positive tests for COVID-19 ‘unjustified trade restrictions’. In a World Trade Organization meeting on November 5-6, Canada called China’s testing of imported foods and rejection of products that had positive nucleic acid tests “unjustified trade restrictions” and urged it to stop the practice, said a Geneva-based trade official briefed on the …

Living coronavirus found on frozen food packaging for first time: China
4 years, 2 months ago

Living coronavirus found on frozen food packaging for first time: China

Live Mint  

China's health authority has confirmed the detection and isolation of living novel coronavirus on the outer packaging of imported frozen marine fish in the port city of Qingdao, in what it described as the first detection of its kind on the cold food chain in the world. The Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday said it detected …

Contaminated frozen food packaging could cause Covid-19 infection: Chinese CDC
4 years, 2 months ago

Contaminated frozen food packaging could cause Covid-19 infection: Chinese CDC

India Today  

Contact with frozen food packaging contaminated by living new coronavirus could cause infection, the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement on Saturday. Prior to this recent statement, the CDC had detected genetic traces of Covid-19 in some samples taken from frozen food packaging. The Chinese CDC, however, has made no comment about whether the dock …

Beijing restricts frozen food import from high-risk covid places
4 years, 3 months ago

Beijing restricts frozen food import from high-risk covid places

Live Mint  

China’s capital city urged companies to halt imports of frozen food from countries that have been severely hit by the pandemic as fears continue to mount over the possibility of transmission through packaging. The Beijing city government on Monday told companies to avoid importing frozen food from high-risk nations, without naming any. Chinese customs and local governments have repeatedly detected …

Coronavirus found on imported squid packaging in China
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus found on imported squid packaging in China

India Today  

Authorities in China’s northeastern Jilin province have found the novel coronavirus on the packaging of imported squid, health authorities in the city of Fuyu said on Sunday, urging anyone who may have bought it to get themselves tested. One of the packages had arrived in the city via the provincial capital Changchun, Fuyu city’s health office said on its official …

Eating habit changes among Chinese during COVID-19 epidemic
4 years, 4 months ago

Eating habit changes among Chinese during COVID-19 epidemic

China Daily  

The survey shows that many people have adopted healthier habits and food preparation techniques due to the epidemic. A recent survey showed that around 91 percent of respondents have changed their eating habits during the COVID-19 epidemic, the China Youth Daily reported Thursday. According to the survey of 2,001 people, these new habits include eating well-cooked meat, selected by 69 …

WHO plays down China's worry over coronavirus on food packaging after chicken wings found with COVID-19
4 years, 4 months ago

WHO plays down China's worry over coronavirus on food packaging after chicken wings found with COVID-19

ABC  

The World Health Organisation has moved to allay fears coronavirus could be spreading via food shipments. Key points: A WHO spokesman said people should not fear food, food packaging or processing or delivery of food A WHO spokesman said people should not fear food, food packaging or processing or delivery of food China had tested hundreds of thousands of packages …

WHO says food safe from coronavirus
4 years, 4 months ago

WHO says food safe from coronavirus

Live Mint  

The World Health Organization on Thursday urged people not to fear catching the novel coronavirus from food, after Chinese testers found traces on food and food packaging. The virus was found Tuesday in the Chinese city of Shenzhen during a routine check on samples of frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil, city authorities said. "People are already scared enough and …

Can you get coronavirus from packages? What we know so far
4 years, 4 months ago

Can you get coronavirus from packages? What we know so far

Live Mint  

coronavirus, spread of coronavirus, coronavirus transmission, frozen food packaging, New Zealand, coronavirus for freight, frozen chicken wings, COVID-19 from food, food packaging China reported several cases of frozen food packaging contaminated with the novel coronavirus this week, while New Zealand said it is investigating the possibility that its latest COVID-19 cases could be traced to imported freight. Health officials raised …

Breakfast Habits In China Raise Concerns, Millennials Forced To Consume Milk To Boost Immunity
4 years, 5 months ago

Breakfast Habits In China Raise Concerns, Millennials Forced To Consume Milk To Boost Immunity

ABP News  

July 24: China, which remains at the centre of Covid-19 storm with the disease first originating in the country, is now pushing its people to consume milk to get proteins as it helps in building the immune system. Also Read: India's Covid-19 Tally Nears 13-Lakh Grim Milestone With Highest Single Day Spike Of 49,310 Cases The posed question above is …

New restaurants start to set up shop
4 years, 6 months ago

New restaurants start to set up shop

China Daily  

The Shoku-tei Sushi restaurant begins operating in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on June 3, 2020. Koguchi Shiro, one of Shoku-tei Sushi's two head chefs, moved to Shenzhen with his family in January, while the other, Ishida Kazuhiro, planned to arrive at the end of February, but a prolonged journey meant he was unable to start work until late March. "Chef Kazuhiro …

Coronavirus strain in Beijing has EU origins: Chinese virologists
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus strain in Beijing has EU origins: Chinese virologists

India Today  

China has reported 37 new coronavirus cases including 25 in Beijing where 183 patients are undergoing treatment while the Chinese virologists said the strain of the new cluster of cases in the capital may have come from Europe. An initial epidemiological survey shows the coronavirus strain detected at the Xinfadi wholesale market in Beijing came from Europe, a report in …

Heavy traces of coronavirus found in seafood, meat sections of Beijing food market
4 years, 6 months ago

Heavy traces of coronavirus found in seafood, meat sections of Beijing food market

Deccan Chronicle  

Beijing: China has found the trading sections for meat and seafood in Beijing’s wholesale food market to be severely contaminated with the new coronavirus and suspects the area’s low temperature and high humidity may have been contributing factors, officials said on Thursday. Their preliminary report comes as the country’s capital tackles a resurgence of COVID-19 cases over the past week …

Food safety tips to keep COVID-19 at bay
4 years, 6 months ago

Food safety tips to keep COVID-19 at bay

China Daily  

Handling food safely A photo taken on June 14, 2020 shows vegetarian dishes served at a vegetarian restaurant in Kunming, Southwest China's Yunnan province. Keep clean Wash your hands before handling food and often during food preparation. Cook thoroughly Cook food thoroughly, especially meat, poultry, eggs and seafood. Keep food at safe temperatures Do not leave cooked food out at …

Food safety tips to keep COVID-19 at bay
4 years, 6 months ago

Food safety tips to keep COVID-19 at bay

China Daily  

Eating takeout food safely Deliveryman of Meituan-Dianping, the country's largest on-demand service platform, delivers food in Beijing. When eating takeout food at home, it is recommended to use your own utensils. When eating takeout food at workplaces, dine separately and avoid sitting face-to-face with others and unnecessary table talk. Sources: World Health Organization, Guidelines on takeout food safety and nutrition …

Very low risk of food spreading the coronavirus, say experts
4 years, 6 months ago

Very low risk of food spreading the coronavirus, say experts

Live Mint  

Food poses little risk of spreading the coronavirus, health experts around the globe said, reassuring consumers after an outbreak in Beijing was blamed on imported fish. The view was echoed by Kate Grusich, a spokeswoman for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who said the poor survivability of coronaviruses on surfaces means “there is likely very low risk …

Fears in China as seven people testing positive for coronavirus are linked to the same restaurant
4 years, 9 months ago

Fears in China as seven people testing positive for coronavirus are linked to the same restaurant

Daily Mail  

Seven people who tested positive for the coronavirus have been linked to the same restaurant in China, sparking fears of a looming new outbreak as the country scrambles to get back to normal. People are seen having food in a restaurant in a shopping mall in Beijing Guangzhou authorities detected five Nigerian citizens with infections between March 28 and March …

Can coronavirus stay viable on food and infect you? Understanding the novel virus is important to answers these questions
4 years, 9 months ago

Can coronavirus stay viable on food and infect you? Understanding the novel virus is important to answers these questions

Firstpost  

Experts say there’s no evidence that COVID-19 sickens people through their digestive systems. So why aren’t health officials warning people about eating food contaminated with the new coronavirus? But they say there’s no evidence yet that COVID-19 sickens people through their digestive systems, though the virus has been detected in the faeces of infected people. That’s why it’s so important …

Coronavirus: Scientists warned China was ‘time bomb’ for an outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Scientists warned China was ‘time bomb’ for an outbreak

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists warned that China …

Coronavirus myth busted: Eating meat does not cause coronavirus infection
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus myth busted: Eating meat does not cause coronavirus infection

Firstpost  

The World Health Organisation suggests that it is always best to thoroughly cook meats and eggs before consuming them - to be on the safe side. Since the first few cases were reported from the Wuhan wet market, people are reportedly avoiding all kinds of animal meat and moving to meat substitutes like jackfruits. Tags like ’no meat no coronavirus’ …

Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak scare hits restaurants and pubs as fearful patrons turn away
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak scare hits restaurants and pubs as fearful patrons turn away

ABC  

The entire hospitality industry is being warned to brace for a drop in business following the coronavirus outbreak after a series of functions were cancelled at one of the country's most famous breweries, while patronage continues to plummet at Chinese restaurants. Key points: Chinese restaurants say they have seen a record decline in patrons The drop in custom is blamed …

Can Coronavirus Be Transmitted Through Food? Here's What You Should Know.
4 years, 10 months ago

Can Coronavirus Be Transmitted Through Food? Here's What You Should Know.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING As the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread with nearly 100,000 confirmed cases globally and more than 100 confirmed cases in the United States, people are increasingly wondering how COVID-19 might affect our food supply and eating habits. Sergei Gnatiuk via Getty Images “We are not aware of any reports at this time of human illnesses that suggest …

FOOD AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO STOCKPILE IN A PANDEMIC
4 years, 10 months ago

FOOD AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO STOCKPILE IN A PANDEMIC

Daily Mail  

Source: Virology Down Under by University of Queensland virologists Dr Ian Mackay and Dr Katherine Arden Read articles that feature this panel From dried foods to toilet paper and drinking water - expert lists the items you need to stock up on before coronavirus becomes a global. Coronavirus panic buying at Coles sees shoppers clear the shelves of bottled water …

COVID-19 outbreak worst health crisis in modern China: Xi Jinping
4 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 outbreak worst health crisis in modern China: Xi Jinping

India TV News  

Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that the coronavirus outbreak was the most serious health crisis the country has experienced since the founding of the Peoples Republic of China in 1949. "This is a crisis for us and it is a big test," Efe news quoted Xi as saying said at a meeting with the seven members of the Politburo …

China coronavirus outbreak: All the latest updates
4 years, 11 months ago

China coronavirus outbreak: All the latest updates

Al Jazeera  

Death toll tops 600, with more than 3,143 new infections reported across China. The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in mainland China has risen to 636, according to the country’s National Health Commission. China doing ‘very professional job’ against coronavirus: Trump US President Donald Trump has said that China is doing a “very professional job” in combating coronavirus. Doctor …

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