Yesterday, Hong Kong authorities recalled and disposed of 200 kilograms of mangoes imported from Taiwan, after one sample fruit in the shipment was found to be contaminated with the Covid-19 virus.
Hong Kong's removal of the fruit from store shelves followed decisions by Macau to impose a one-week ban on each of two Taiwanese companies, with effect from June 30 and July 3, respectively, after traces of the Covid-19 virus were found on samples of their mango shipments to Macau.
In a press release, Hong Kong's Centre for Food Safety (CFS) said that the Covid-19 virus had been found on the skin of one mango that was checked as sample in a shipment of 33 cartons weighing 200 kilograms in total.
Source: focustaiwan.tw