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Nas in supermarkets, 18% irregular. Traces of viruses on the Pos

2021-04-28T00:17:00.372Z


Checks at national level to ascertain the correct execution of anti-Covid sanitation operations: inspected 981 businesses among those with the greatest influx, 18% of irregularities detected. 12 supermarkets suspended. Presence of genetic material of the virus in 18 cases: in addition to the keyboards for ATM and POS payment, also on the keys of the scales and time-saving devices for the automatic reading of products (ANSA)


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Nas carabinieri conducted a national verification campaign at supermarkets to ascertain the correct execution of anti-Covid sanitation operations

: a total of 981 shops were inspected among those with the greatest influx, detecting irregularities in 173 of them, equal to 18 %. Immediate suspension of 12 supermarkets. The results revealed the positivity to the presence of genetic material of the virus in 18 cases attributable to trolleys and baskets, keyboards for ATM and POS payments, scales keys and time-saving devices for automatic reading of products. 

226 irregularities

were contested, explains the Nas press release

, of which 39 attributable to hygienic deficiencies due to failure to carry out cleaning and sanitizing operations of the premises and equipment for common use, the failure to provide information to users on the rules of conduct and on compliance with the maximum number of simultaneous presences inside the premises and the interpersonal distance during purchases and at the checkout.

Furthermore, the malfunctioning or the absence of the dispensers for the disinfection of the hands and the lack of respect for interpersonal distances were ascertained. In order to identify the effectiveness of the periodic cleaning and sanitizing operations, swabs were carried out to search for COVID-19 on the surfaces considered to be of greatest contact, creating 1,060 samples with the support of sampling technicians and the laboratories of the ASL, ARPA ( Regional Environmental Protection Agencies), IZS (Experimental Zooprophylactic Institutes of the Ministry of Health) and university bodies.

"The supermarkets in which positive results were found, belonging to various large-scale distribution companies, were identified in the cities of Rome, Latina, Frosinone, Grosseto, Terni, Salerno and Catania as well as in other establishments in the provinces of Parma, Perugia and Cagliari - Underlines the note -. As part of the inspection plan, the Carabinieri NAS also identified serious hygienic, managerial and structural deficiencies that led to the execution of measures for the immediate suspension of commercial activity in respect of 12 supermarkets, of which 3 for violations of anti-COVID measures, and the seizure of over 2,000 kg of food products found to be unsuitable for consumption, due to lack of traceability and unsuitable storage methods ".

Source: ansa

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