Macau is not following international standards as it hits Taiwanese mangoes with fresh ban

Published Jul 6, 2022

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Macau has imposed a ban on mango imports from a Taiwanese company following the detection of the Covid-19 virus in a shipment, marking the second such ban in two days. The Macau Municipal Affairs Bureau suspended the company's imports for a week after samples from the packaging of its products tested positive for the nucleic acid of SARS-CoV-2. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that there is no evidence to suggest that Covid-19 can be transmitted through food packaging, and that consuming fresh fruits and vegetables is part of a healthy diet that should be encouraged.

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Macau is not following international standards, with the WHO saying that Covid-19 cannot be transmitted on the packaging, the Council of Agriculture said. This Saturday, Macau placed a ban on mango imports from a Taiwanese company after traces of the Covid-19 virus were allegedly detected in a shipment, the second such ban in two days. The Macau Municipal Affairs Bureau placed a one-week suspension on the unnamed company’s imports after samples collected from external packaging of its products allegedly tested positive for the nucleic acid of SARS-CoV-2. The batches of mangoes from which the samples were collected have been destroyed, the bureau said, adding that the ban is ‘aimed at protecting Macau residents instead of targeting specific countries or ...

Source: Hortidaily