Coronavirus in frozen chicken: Brazilian technology helps companies maintain safe and competitive exports

After China identified the presence of coronavirus in imported salmon and shrimp, authorities in the Asian country announced that tests for the SARS-CoV-2 virus had also tested positive in a sample of Brazilian frozen chicken. Other products from the same batch were tested, as well as people who had contact with the chickens, and all results were negative. The facts led the Asian country, Brazil's main trading partner, to increase control over imports. In the Brazilian market, there are already technologies capable of helping companies to keep their exports safe and competitive. Although there is no evidence that food is a potential means of transmitting the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the Chinese authorities recognize that the risk of contamination in frozen food is low, they requested the adoption of measures that prove to the General Administration of Customs (GACC) ) - Chinese body responsible for the safety of imported and exported food - that Brazilian products do not pose a risk ...