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Thursday, May 16, 2024

Seafood is safe, say authorities

An official from Klong Toey District Office in Bangkok checks the temperature of a seafood vendor at Klong Toey market on Tuesday. The sign on her stall reads: “Shrimps came from Chachoengsao’s Bang Pakong district” to assure buyers of their safety in the wake of an outbreak in Samut Sakhon. (Photo by Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)

The Fisheries Department chief has assured consumers the novel coronavirus does not transmit in cold-blooded aquatic animals and strict sanitary measures are in place for fishing crews and food processing plants.

Department chief Meesak Pakdeekhong on Thursday said Covid-19 had not been found in cold-blooded aquatic animals which had no lungs and breathed through gills. Besides, their cell membrane is different from that of human beings, Thai media reported.

For these reasons,…

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