China's official asks frozen food importers to avoid countries with severe coronavirus

According to Beijing Municipal Commerce Bureau's statement on September 28, 2020, Customs and local governments have repeatedly detected the corona virus in imported cold chain food, proving risks of contamination, and is suggesting importer to avoid frozen food from countries suffering from severe novel coronavirus outbreaks after several cases of imported seafood products testing positive for the virus.

China had reported no local infections of the coronavirus for more than a month but recently detected it on the packaging of imported aquatic products in Jilin province and Qingdao city. China has suspended imports of seafood from Brazil, Indonesia and Russia for a week or more.