More than 650 out of 1000 staff at the meatpacking plant owned by Toennies tested positive for the virus, leading German authorities to close the facility.
China on Thursday banned imported pork from a German company after its workers became infected by coronavirus, adding to uncertainty over fresh food shipments to the country amid a new outbreak in Beijing.
The outbreak is likely to add to concerns about the safety of imported proteins in China – a country of 1.4 billion people -and comes just days after Beijing halted shipments of European salmon amid fears it may be the source of a new coronavirus outbreak. China’s Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday it would step up communication and coordination with other countries to ensure the safety of imported foods.
Traders in China are already worried the appeal of foreign food among Chinese consumers may take a hit after European salmon imports were halted. “We can clear away any uncertainty and the halt in salmon exports to China,” Norway’s Fisheries and Seafood Minister Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen told a video conference on Wednesday.
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