Over time, everyone's alertness to food has gone up several notches, leading many peeps to ask how long the New Coronavirus can survive on frozen products. How to avoid the new coronavirus on food?
About how long the new coronavirus can survive on frozen food.
Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist at the CDC, said, "One is the amount of contamination, and the second depends on the temperature. Generally speaking as long as in the case of -1 ℃ - 10 ℃, the new coronavirus can survive from a few weeks to a few months". The virus is afraid of cold and not afraid of heat, and is moderately stable in a suitable maintenance solution at 4°C. However, as the temperature rises, the resistance of the virus decreases. The higher the temperature, the more difficult it is for the virus to survive, and the virus can be inactivated in 30 minutes at a temperature of 56°C. As we know, the new coronavirus can be spread by aerosol sticking to the surface of objects in the air, so it can also get good survival conditions on the plastic outer packaging of frozen food.
So, how should we ordinary people avoid the new coronavirus in food?
We don't have to worry too much about the spread of NIV in food, remember the key word is "heat".
For meat and eggs, cooked food is a good way to safely avoid the threat of coronavirus, but for safety reasons and to ensure inactivation of the virus, the heating temperature should preferably be above 70°C. If it is below 60°C, it is best to ensure a heating time of more than 30 minutes.
Cooked vegetables can also achieve the same effect of inactivating the virus, but be sure to note that during the epidemic try not to eat salads such as uncooked vegetables, and any vegetables are recommended to be cooked and eaten, preferably stir-fried, steamed, and avoided cold.
