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Covid risk to consumers from frozen food products 'very low': Chinese official
BEIJING : The risk to consumers of catching the coronavirus from cold chain food products was "very low," a senior Chinese official said on Wednesday, after China increased inspections of imported frozen foods to the irritation of its trade partners.The World Health Organization has also said the risk of catching COVID-19 from frozen food is low.China's screening of cold chain products, which include frozen and other perishable items that must be kept cold, has slowed the trade."The risk of consumers catching coronavirus through general contact of cold chain food products and their outer packaging is very low," said Li Ning, deputy director at China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, citing steps by the authorities to prevent