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Written by: Wang Jieen
2021-06-15 22:33
The last update date: 2021-06-15 22:33
A 17-year-old girl in Tin Shing Court, Tin Shui Wai, had previously contracted a new type of pneumonia with a variant virus. Her mother and sisters were also diagnosed, but the source of the infection is still unknown.
However, China Health Protection today (15th) stated that among the environmental samples taken at his home, the surface samples of Thai frozen crocodile meat packaged in the refrigerator compartment were positive.
The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said in the evening that for the sake of prudence, after learning of the incident, the Food Safety Center has asked food vendors to temporarily stop selling the "Thailand Imported Frozen Crocodile Ribs" involved and provided the Food Safety Center to sample the products for testing. Waiting for the test result.
The department has tested more than 40 related Thai imported crocodile products, and they all tested negative for the new crown virus.
The FEHD has not allowed to announce the brands and shops involved.
▼6.4 A 17-year-old female resident of Shengyu Pavilion, Tianshengyuan, was infected with the disease▼
The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department stated that the Centre for Food Safety will continue to follow up the Department of Health's investigation, including the source of the viral gene fragments of the positive samples, and take appropriate follow-up actions.
The investigation continues, and the source of the contamination of the samples collected from the positive home has not yet been determined.
More than 40 imported crocodile products from Thailand were tested negative
The department continued that as of the end of May this year, the Food Safety Center had collected more than 10,000 food and packaging samples and tested them for the novel coronavirus. So far, all samples have tested negative, including more than 40 related Thai imported crocodile products. .
According to the department, the center will continue to take samples of imported frozen food and its packaging for testing to closely monitor the risk of transmission of the new coronavirus through imported frozen food.
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Variant virus | The surface sample of the frozen crocodile meat package in the refrigerator in the home of the young girl in Tian Shui Wai tested positive
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