Tangshan Fengrun District Epidemic Prevention Office Cold Chain Food Prevention and Control Notice

Novel Coronavirus Infection in Fengrun District, Tangshan City

Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Leading Group Office

About epidemic prevention and control measures for cold chain refrigerated and frozen food Warm reminder

Currently, the spread of the epidemic abroad is still accelerating, and the risk of imported cold chain food into my country continues to increase. Cases of COVID-19 infection among imported cold chain food handlers have appeared in Dalian, Qingdao, and Tianjin. In order to effectively protect the lives, health and safety of the people, the Office of the New Coronavirus Epidemic Prevention and Control Leading Group of Fengrun District, Tangshan City warmly reminds:

1. Please pay close attention to high-risk groups

New Coronavirus" The possibility of "person-to-person transmission" has been verified. The virus can survive on the surface of food for one or two years in a low temperature and humid environment. Contact with the virus can easily lead to infection. Up to now, the people at risk of infection are mainly industry employees who have close contact with cold chain frozen and refrigerated food, including transportation, cold storage, farmers' markets, shopping malls and supermarket sales, restaurant processing and other places and industry employees. After they are infected, they can easily spread it to others, objects, and the environment again, so we should always tighten the precautions and various protective measures must be in place.

2. The country has adopted strict prevention and control measures

In order to effectively carry out physical and civil prevention and other aspects of work, the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council issued the "Cold Chain Food Production and Operation of New Coronavirus" Prevention and Control Technical Guidelines". At the same time, provincial and municipal levels have issued a number of documents on the strict control of imported cold chain foods, requiring food cold chain practitioners to be responsible for all aspects of the food cold chain, including loading and unloading, production, processing, transportation, sales, catering, etc. Strengthen nucleic acid testing and focus on daily prevention and control. Establish a "cold chain item traceability system" at the national and provincial levels for imported cold chain foods, strictly trace and transfer cold chain foods, strictly implement the certification and inspection system, and sterilize to a minimum on the premise of "not affecting safety and quality" Packaging to ensure the safety of cold chain frozen and refrigerated food.

3. Health monitoring and protection of high-risk personnel in key industries must be in place

At present, Tangshan City and our district have introduced plans for nucleic acid testing of personnel and environments in key industries, especially They are practitioners in the transportation, storage, sales, processing and other aspects of cold chain frozen and refrigerated food. They should strengthen active screening and conduct daily self-health monitoring. As long as cold chain food practitioners implement these prevention and control measures in accordance with relevant requirements, they can greatly reduce the risk of infection and improve the safety factor.

4. Please purchase and handle cold chain frozen and refrigerated foods safely and correctly

When purchasing cold chain frozen and refrigerated foods, consumers must pay attention to relevant quarantine information, including: production date, Shelf life, storage conditions, etc. At the same time, attention should also be paid to whether there are nucleic acid test certificates, disinfection signs, etc. Wear a mask when purchasing or handling cold chain frozen food, avoid direct contact with the outer packaging of food with your hands, wash your hands in time after purchasing, and do not touch your mouth, nose, eyes and other parts before washing your hands.

In addition, please note: First, if you do not buy overseas products from regular channels, the surfaces of these food packaging must be disinfected to protect yourself. Second, we must pay attention to separate raw and cooked food and cook the food thoroughly. Third, avoid splashing when handling these foods to avoid contamination of the surrounding environment. After processing, the environment and surfaces must be cleaned and disinfected as necessary.

The important thing needs to be repeated: under the conditions of normalized epidemic prevention and control, personal protection measures must be strictly implemented, masks and gloves must be worn scientifically, work clothes should be worn regularly, and the habit of washing hands and disinfecting frequently must be Good hygiene habits include frequent ventilation, temperature and code checking, and maintaining a "1-meter" social distance. Once respiratory symptoms such as fever, fatigue, diarrhea, dry cough, etc. occur, on the premise of taking good personal protection, do not take public transportation and seek medical treatment at the District People's Hospital or District No. 2 Fever Clinic as soon as possible.

Novel Coronavirus Infection in Fengrun District, Tangshan City

Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Leading Group Office

December 6, 2020