Expanding Food Safety Protocols in an Evolving Landscape of COVID-19
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SPES-217NP
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On April 9, 2020, a webinar was presented on how the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV2, impacts food safety practices along the farm to fork continuum, focusing primarily on production and processing practices (Chase et al., 2020a,b,c,d). This factsheet provides answers to questions discussed and posed during the webinar. We will briefly look at what we know about SARS-CoV2 behavior, such as how it is transmitted, its viability, its inactivation, and then provide recommendations for food-based businesses.
More COVID-19 resources can be found at COVID-19.
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Publication Date
May 28, 2020
