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Anyone found any good info on the risks of food itself. Eg kitchen staff is infected, coughs into meal 1. Do you get if it’s cold food, like a salad or sushi?
by graeme 7y ago
Anyone found any good info on the risks of food itself.
Eg kitchen staff is infected, coughs into meal
1. Do you get if it’s cold food, like a salad or sushi?
2. If yes, do you get it if it’s warm food, like indian food?
3. If yes, do you get if you reheat/microwave the food? If so, what is required/
Have not seen a lot of discussion about this. Did see that in china restaurants would certify the body temperatures of all involved.
- cavisne 7y agoWould love to hear more on this. Official wording is something like “there have been no documented cases of transmission through food or food packaging” however it seems impossible to actually trace transmission anyway.
- dpcan 7y agoIt transmits in several ways, including droplets: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/transmission.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/transmissi... And WHO says it lives on surfaces for a couple hours up to several days. https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronaviruses https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronaviruses So, personally, I'm not eating anything if someone coughs on it or around it. I'm not even buying fresh fruit and veggies at the store right now. I can't find any information about heating the virus to kill it.
- ebg13 7y ago> I'm not even buying fresh fruit and veggies at the store right now. Just cook it.
- dpcan 7y agoApples? Lettuce? I mean, I cook some carrots, potatoes, broccoli, yes, but I don't want to risk cross contamination at this time.
- DoreenMichele 7y agoPan fried apples are quite good and not hard to do. A little nutmeg and cinnamon. A sprinkle of brown sugar. Maybe a dash of cooking oil. Yum-my. Also, you can go looking for historical dishes. Early Americans had recipes that were heavy on things like cabbage and apples together because it might be all you had left in the cellar towards the end of winter.
- klipt 7y agoSoap kills the virus, so raw fruit and vegetables are probably fine if you wash them with soap first. Heat also kills the virus so cooked vegetables should be fine (and cooked fruit too if you're into that I guess).
- erikerikson 7y agoMmm... Pie!
- troydavis 7y agoFully-cooked food (~160 degree F temp) is sanitary as of the time it's done cooking. For takeout food, the lowest risk is items with relatively little post-processing after being cooked - Thai food, for example, where the cook basically dumps it from a wok into a container. The worst case is probably dishes where many people interact with raw ingredients to create a high-touch item. Compared to physical contact with people, it's still considered a relatively small transmission risk, but in relative terms, it's higher than something that's boxed up right after it's cooked. More: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/03/11/coronavirus-restaurants-dining-in-food-safety-preparations/5025087002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/03/11/coronavirus-..., https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/03/coronavirus-how-get-food-safely/608008/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/03/coronavir..., https://www.fdacs.gov/News-Events/Press-Releases/2020-Press-Releases/Coronavirus-Update-Guidance-on-COVID-19-Food-Safety-for-Consumers-Food-Establishments https://www.fdacs.gov/News-Events/Press-Releases/2020-Press-..., https://www.insider.com/what-temperature-kills-germs https://www.insider.com/what-temperature-kills-germs
- CydeWeys 7y agoSo definitely no salads. Check.
- Leary 7y agoBlast it in the microwave to a certain temperature and it will be safe. Containers are a big risk though. Be sure to handle carefully and wash your hands afterwards.