Opening results of 117 samples of seafood and packaging Ministry of Public Health reveals no COVID-19 contamination Emphasize eating safe seafood, cooked and heat can destroy infection.
Dr. Supakit Sirilak, Director-General of the Department of Medical Sciences said that from the situation of the new coronavirus infection epidemic, which started from the shrimp raft, Samut Sakhon Province, causing people to be uncertain. In the consumption of seafood Impact on a wide range Both in the economic and social aspects Throughout the aquatic production chain to the distribution of aquatic products And a career as a fisherman
Department of Medical Sciences by the Bureau of Quality and Safety of Food Is a reference laboratory for food analysis in Thailand Therefore developed a method for analyzing genetic material Corona virus 2019 contaminates food and packaging
In addition, a random quality inspection was also conducted. Seafood safety Come continually By integrating work with relevant agencies such as food checkpoints, imported food Food and Drug Administration Fisheries Checkpoint, Department of Fisheries, Federation of Thai Industries Cooperative Fish Market And private companies, etc. to ensure the most efficient surveillance
Dr. Supakit Further said Department of Medical Sciences Samples have been collected. Food and packaging To analyze the genetic material of the 2019 coronavirus, such as salmon, tuna, bream, saba, mackerel, organic fish, jackfruit, barracuda, mussels, squid, shrimp, etc.
For packaging such as cans and paper boxes from November 2020 to January 2021, 117 samples were not found to be contaminated with all samples. In November – December 2020, 80 samples of seafood sold in the fresh market in Bangkok and vicinity.
On January 7, 2021, they inspected 26 samples of seafood at the Mae Klong Fisheries Cooperative Fish Market, Samut Sakhon Province, on January 11, 2021, three samples of the inspection of fish products in the fishermen at Rayong Province Sea and packaging: 8 samples of carton boxes and cans
From random seafood inspection That are sold in the country No contamination was found with the 2019 corona virus. We ask consumers to be confident that Can eat fresh seafood And frozen seafood as usual And secure By bringing it to cook Because heat can destroy the virus at 70 degrees Celsius for 5 minutes or more, and if the heat is higher. Will take less time
If it’s frozen food Packaging should be cleaned. Wear gloves when cooking. And most importantly, must wash your hands before and after handling seafood.
The private company Who want to send samples for analysis To gain the confidence of customers For more information, please contact the Bureau of Quality and Safety of Food 0-2951-0000 ext 99561, 99562 or the Manual for sending samples of the coronavirus 2019 genetic material in food and packaging. http://bqsf.dmsc.moph.go.th/bqsfWeb/index.php/covid-19/
“Importantly, during this period, the department has reduced the analysis fee by 50% in order to help and reduce the burden of enterprises affected by the 2019 coronavirus outbreak,” Supakit said.
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