WHO's coronavirus origins report: All you need to know about the four theories in playThe final report, a joint WHO-China study, which AFP obtained Monday ahead of its official release, spelled out how the joint team of Chine...
29 Mar, 2021, 07.59 PM IST
WHO-led COVID-19 probe team in China visits Wuhan virus labThe experts spent about 3-1/2 hours at the heavily-guarded Wuhan Institute of Virology, which has been at the centre of some conspiracy the...
03 Feb, 2021, 12.12 PM IST
Coronavirus on frozen foods? A look at the conclusions on China claimsWhile experts say the virus can survive for a time on cardboard and plastic containers, it remains unclear how serious a risk that poses. L...
25 Nov, 2020, 12.07 PM IST
China says COVID-19 detected on more fish exports from India amid growing criticismCold-chain imports from India, Russia and Argentina test positive for COVID-19 in one day in China, state-run Global Times reported on Wedn...
18 Nov, 2020, 09.11 PM IST
China targets frozen food imports over virus fearsWorkers in hazmat suits were painstakingly screening food shipments across a country which has largely brought domestic infections under co...
18 Nov, 2020, 12.09 PM IST
China finds coronavirus on packaging of Brazilian beefThe Wuhan Municipal Health Commission said in a statement on its website it had found three positive samples on the outer packaging of froz...
13 Nov, 2020, 09.19 PM IST
China halts imports of seafood products from Indian firm, says reportChina's General Administration of Customs suspended the import of seafood products from an Indian company for one week starting from Friday...
13 Nov, 2020, 04.45 PM IST
China says faces rising coronavirus risks caused by imported infectionsIn the past week, a handful of local cases linked to food imports have emerged in the northern port city of Tianjin, while an airport worke...
12 Nov, 2020, 05.01 PM IST
Can Covid-19 spread through food? Living coronavirus found on frozen food packagingThe CDC said it detected and isolated the living virus on the outer packaging.
19 Oct, 2020, 08.51 AM IST
Living coronavirus found on frozen food packaging in ChinaIt is for the first time in the world that living novel coronavirus has been isolated from the outer packaging of cold-chain food, the Chin...
18 Oct, 2020, 11.58 AM IST
China bans some US chicken, shuts Pepsi plant to fight coronavirusImports of frozen chicken from Tyson Foods have been "temporarily suspended", the General Administration of Customs said, after a virus out...
21 Jun, 2020, 06.43 PM IST
China inspects food imports over virus fearsAuthorities have been testing hundreds of thousands of people for the contagion while neighbourhoods have been locked down and schools clos...
19 Jun, 2020, 11.33 PM IST
India bets on frozen food buyers moving away from ChinaA huge opportunity has opened up mainly in east Asian nations, which are looking for alternative suppliers for frozen food, Harsimrat Kaur ...
12 Jun, 2020, 04.55 PM IST
Lockdown 2.0: Consumers' focus shifts to packaged, high-value food itemsMeanwhile, several retailers have reported an increase in sales of their private labels, which filled the gaps as supply lines from other m...
03 May, 2020, 04.20 PM IST
Japanese shares sink on rising fears over domestic lockdownsThe Nikkei share average dropped 4.51 per cent to 18,664.60. It had risen 18 per cent in the last three sessions, including an 8 per cent g...
26 Mar, 2020, 01.43 PM IST
Coronavirus outbreak cuts down demand for buffalo meat by halfIndia’s buffalo meat exports halved to 50,000 tonnes in February because of the coronavirus outbreak, leading to a nearly Rs 1,500 crore lo...
07 Mar, 2020, 03.54 PM IST
Coronavirus rumours hit sales of egg, chickenBS Yadav, managing director of Godrej Agrovet, a compound animal feed company, told reporters on Thursday that the coronavirus rumour has l...
28 Feb, 2020, 07.15 AM IST