COVID-19 and Food Safety

COVID 19 has affected each sector of the industry severely. All the sciences and health authorities are working hard to find a suitable solution to deal with these issues. The food boxes companies are monitoring this situation very closely.

The ongoing pandemic COVID 19 presents an unprecedented and exceptional challenge for responsible experts with food safety responsibility. It is no easy for them to continue routine activities and functions as per the international and national regulations. In several countries, the authority team is working form teleworking and the home being the usual practices. In this situation, no more face-to-face meetings or rescheduled online conferences.

Indeed it is difficult to maintain the quality of the work without daily activities like the inspection of the food business, certifying export check on the imported food, surveillance, and monitoring food safety and packaging boxes. So it is much more essential in the pandemic to provide the user with safety advice on food regulation and educate the food industry about it.

Word Safety Day and Food Safety

Bridgetown, Barbados, conducted the 2nd annual celebration of the World Safety day on 7 June 2020. The primary agenda of this conference was coronavirus and food safety. On this day, the World Health Organization is commemorated to bring more attention and inspire action to prevent, manage, and direct food boxes safety issues and impure food security.

Life Span of Corona Virus on Surface

It is not yet clear how long the virus remains on the detectable surfaces. Some studies suggest it can remain on the surface of the food and beverage boxes from a few hours to several days. It all depends upon the humidity, surface type, and temperature. For instance, on custom burger boxes, it lasts for 24 hours. But on plastic beverages boxes, it remains there for three days.

Food is a vast industry, and it is affected by the current pandemic. Customers are very much conscious about the presence of these viruses on the Food and Beverage Boxes. They keep on questioning are these frozen food, and bakery items are hygienically packed? 

Currently, there is no clear evidence of novel coronavirus transmission via the packaging. The food delivery boxes suppliers and manufacturers are talking precaution to and follow the PAN American Health, Guide Lines.

Food Packaging Forums and WHO Recommendation about Food Safety

Food-safety recommendation by the World Health Organization and other health authorities, now Food Packaging Platform recommend that users consider:

1. Wash all the Frozen Food Boxes and others immediately with water and soap
2. Alternatively, it would be best if you transferred the packages items form their package into the storage container. For instance, it is best to transfer the biscuits form custom cookie boxes to the cookies jars. In the end, discard the cookie boxes.
3. You may also quarantine the food items for three days before touching it.

 These are the guidelines for the items that you have bought from the supermarket and home deliveries like meal delivery or grocery service

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Transmission OF COVID 19 via Food

WHO and Food Authority and the Regulation United States come up with specific guidelines is to keep you safe from the COCID 19. This novel coronavirus is the respiratory disease and speed form one person to another. Here you need to understand this disease is not foodborne. Indeed the viruses may present on the custom cardboard lunch boxes and beverages boxes, but there are the guidelines by the Food Packaging Platforms. There is no clinical evidence that people get infected by drinking, swallowing the virus.

The close contact with the carries or the infected individual is the primary risk of virus transmission. The box food company is practicing social distancing and maintaining personal hygiene at the time of packaging. They wash their hands regularly with water and soap and wear masks to keep themselves from infections.

In WFSD 2020, Dr. Clarke asked for the assurance that individuals involved in the food packaging follow excellent food hygiene and request the government guide them about good personal hygiene.

Novel Virus and Domestic Animals (Food-Producing)

The frozen food industry is affected by the current situation. Most of the individuals think that meat items cab be the cause of this leather infection. In 2nd annual conference, the WFSD, De Yitades Gebre spoke on domestic animals and viruses. He said there is no evidence that coronavirus spread by the domestic animals' meat like fish, guinea pig, rabbits, goats, sheep, cow, camels, poultry, or ducks. In this, they discussed the primary focus on disinfecting the food boxes, whether it is a dessert or frozen food packaging.