China: Shandong infected milk dates originated from Tianjin imported whey powder

Published Feb 1, 2021

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On February 1, the Shandong Provincial Market Supervision Bureau announced an investigation into the sale of infected milk dates in China, originating from Tianjin and contaminated with a positive result for the new coronavirus from a batch of imported whey powder from Ukraine. Despite the positive finding, experts from the Shandong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention suggest that the risk of infection from these milk dates is extremely low, likely due to the presence of nucleic acid fragments or dead viruses rather than live viruses. The investigation is ongoing, with the involved milk dates having been tested across several provinces and counties in Shandong.

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The test results of the influx of infected milk dates were negative [Shandong infected milk dates originated from Tianjin imported whey powder. The possibility of infected milk dates infecting people is extremely low] On February 1, Shandong notified the latest situation of infected milk dates: At 18:00 on January 18, 2021, the Shandong Provincial Market Supervision Bureau received a notification from the Tianjin Municipal Market Supervision Commission that Jiehua (Tianjin) International Trade Co., Ltd. imported whey powder from Ukraine via Tianjin Port to deal with foods related to the epidemic in Tianjin. The nucleic acid test of the imported raw material whey powder was positive, and 10 tons of whey powder imported in the same batch were sold to Shandong Jiuxu Biotechnology Co., Ltd. At present, the milk dates involved in the epidemic have been tested in several provinces and some counties in Shandong Province The nucleic acid is positive. Are these milk dates involved in the ...

Source: Sohu