Coronavirus found on Ecuadorian seafood packaging; China suspends imports

Shrimp are displayed for sale inside a Vanguard hypermarket, operated by China Resources Enterprise Ltd., in Shanghai, China, on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. With trade tensions between the U.S. and China seeming to worsen by the day, mainland companies selling everything from handbags to fresh food are boosting their attempts to cultivate local demand. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

BEIJING – China suspended imports from FIREXPA S.A., an Ecuadorian seafood product manufacturer, after the novel coronavirus was found on the packaging of a batch of imported frozen fish, according to a notice by the General Administration of Customs.

The suspension will last one week, according to the notice.

Chinese customs have said they will suspend imports from companies for a week if frozen food products tested positive for coronavirus and for a month if a supplier’s products tested positive for a third time or more.(ABS-CBN News)

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