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Coronavirus: no evidence that food is a source or transmission route European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is closely monitoring the situation regarding the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that is affecting a large number of countries across the globe. There is currently no evidence that food is a likely source or route of transmission of the virus. EFSA’s chief scientist, Marta Hugas, said: “Experiences from previous outbreaks of related coronaviruses, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), show that transmission through food consumption did not occur. At the moment, there is no evidence to suggest that coronavirus is any different in this respect.” The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has said that while animals in China were the likely source of the initial infection, the virus is spreading from person to person – mainly via respiratory droplets that ...

The novel coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the food supply in European countries, according to a statement Thursday by a Brussels-based institution. "Delays and disruption at country borders have been observed for the delivery of certain agricultural and manufactured products, as well as packaging materials. There is also concern over the movement of workers, notably due to certain border closures and travel restrictions, as well as potential labour shortages as staff follow national movement restrictions to mitigate the crisis," said a joint statement by FoodDrinkEurope, the food industry confederation in the EU, the European Liaison Committee for Agricultural and Agri-Food Trade (CELCAA) and European farmers and agri-cooperatives union COPA-COGECA. The statement said following the "important and necessary emergency measures" by EU member states, members have reported increasing difficulties in business operations. It said the food supply chain in Europe wants t...

Etabal Chairman of the Board Ahmet Bağran Aksoy, one of the experienced names of the industry, who stated that the production could fall this year due to the epidemic in China, the biggest honey producer in the world, addressed both producers and consumers and said, "Unfortunately, most of the honey producers in our country are at an age that our doctors see as a risk group so they should take of themselves much more thas as usual. Besides our people should also prefer mixtures prepared with products such as raw honey, pollen, royal jelly and propolis, which will increase body resistance these days and should strictly follow the doctors' warnings." Emphasizing that increasing productivity in honey and bee products is in direct proportion to spring care in hives, Etabal Chairman of the Board Ahmet Bağran Aksoy explained that it is a great misfortune that the hive maintenance time coincides with the outbreak of COVID 19, which affects the whole world. "Due to the...

The unexpected and alarming spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) has sparked fears of a global economic slowdown. "The current uncertainty of the markets and the subsequent global economic slowdown is adding additional pressure on the debilitating South African economy. The growing impact of the Covid-19 coincides with the announcement of a 1,4% retraction in our economy as well as a decline of 7,6% for agriculture in the fourth quarter of 2019," says Omri van Zyl, Agri SA's executive director. South African agriculture exports approximately 25 commodities amounting to a value of more than $10bn annually. On Friday, 28 February 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the Covid-19 outbreak as a global pandemic, resulting in governments around the world to strengthen their containment measures. Last week, the global market lost more than $6tn resulting in the worst economic week since the global recession in 2008. "At this stage, it is difficult to quantify...