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China suspends some shrimp imports over coronavirus concerns
China has flagged another imported food product over coronavirus concerns.
The country has suspended imports of shrimp from three plants in Ecuador after detecting traces of the virus on the outer packaging of the products. The virus was not found on the shrimp or the inner packaging.
Last month China pointed to imported salmon as a possible source of a COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing. That caused supermarkets and restaurants to pull salmon from their shelves and halt salmon imports from Europe.
China has also blocked shipments from several meat plants abroad that have reported coronavirus infections among workers, even though Chinese officials have agreed with global experts that imported food poses a low risk of transmitting the virus. That’s led to confusion overseas over why China is continuing to test and halt shipments.
