According to data published through Reuters, corporations will face a one-week suspension if frozen food products are positive for the new coronavirus for the first time or for a moment.
However, if frozen foodstuffs are positive for the third time or more, imports from that manufacturer or company will be suspended for 4 weeks.
Beijing has strengthened controls on shipments of imported frozen food and banned imports from some foreign meat processing plants, as COVID-19 has shaken up the global food sector.
The new rules come after the Chinese government discovered COVID-19 contamination in the meat and seafood sections of the Xinfadi wholesale food market in June.
According to customs officials, imports from suspended corporations will resume after the one- or four-week period. The new policy has been in force since 9/11.
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