By FactsWow Team
Posted on: 07 Dec, 2022
Americans across the nation wiped down several grocery items with their antibacterial wipe to protect them from Covid-19, which turned out completely pointless.
Covid-19 can survive on certain grocery items for a week. This was analyzed by a new study from the food standard Agency, located in the U.K.
Researchers found the virus produced on some packaging items such as vegetables, canned drinks, and baked goods to observe how long covid-can live on such surfaces.
The volume of virus produced on grocery items was based on the estimate of how much the virus would land on these items via respiratory droplets if someone coughed nearer to them.
At last, FSA concluded that the ratio of food packaging and foods with the communication of Covid-19 infection on such surfaces is ‘very low but not negligible.
Broccoli is one of the foods you can take up to five days. Cheese, you can take several days to one week. Similarly, you can eat ‘chilled meat’ for several days to a week
During the Covid-19, you can use plastic surfaces and plastic bottles for three days to a week. Refrigerated fresh peppers you can use for up to one week
The surface of such foods saw a major drop in the levels of the covid virus 24/7, including pastries, aluminum cans, and apples.
Experts suggest washing fresh foods and cleaning your hands before eating or preparing foods to avoid harmful infections.
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