Arctic sweet shrimp is what we often call ice shrimp, its meat texture is sweet, very popular. The demand for Arctic sweet shrimp is still very large, but Arctic shrimp mainly live in Arctic waters, so most of the Arctic sweet shrimp on the mainland depends on imports. This also makes many people more worried, now that the epidemic is repeated, can the Arctic sweet shrimp still be eaten?

Can Arctic sweet shrimp still be eaten during the epidemic?

You can eat it, but you have to buy it from formal channels, and you can buy cold chain food with nucleic acid test certificate. And when dealing with Arctic sweet shrimp, we should pay attention to the separation of raw and cooked, replace the rinse with bubble washing, and be sure to heat up and cook thoroughly when cooking, do not eat raw, so that there is no problem.

During the epidemic, the virus was mainly transmitted through close contact and respiratory tract, and there were no cases of food-borne infections. Eating more fish and shrimp during the epidemic can strengthen immunity, and deep-sea seafood is also a source of high-quality protein for humans.

Does Canadian Arctic sweet shrimp have a virus?

It is possible to carry the virus, because the Arctic sweet shrimp must be processed and frozen immediately after being fished, so as to facilitate preservation, and the low temperature is very conducive to the stable survival of the virus. However, it may be a live virus, or it may be a dead virus or a fragment of the virus, and these nucleic acid tests will show positive.

However, the country has a corresponding quarantine link for imported cold chain food, so there is no need to worry about it. When we buy, we should buy those Arctic sweet shrimp with negative nucleic acid test certificates from formal channels, which can reduce the chance of exposure to the virus.

Precautions for purchasing imported cold chain food

1. Go to a regular supermarket or market to buy cold chain food, and pay attention to relevant information, such as the origin, source and quarantine of imported food.

2. Wear a mask correctly, wear disposable gloves, and disinfect the outer packaging with 75% alcohol or 1% 84 disinfectant.

3. Try to store in separate, airtight packaging.

4. Raw and cooked foods are stored separately.

5. Avoid touching your mouth, eyes, and nose with your hands when handling frozen and refrigerated foods and packaging. After treatment, wash your hands promptly with soap or hand sanitizer. Separate raw and cooked foods. Containers, knives and cutting boards for handling raw meat and aquatic products should be placed separately and cleaned and disinfected in a timely manner to avoid cross-contamination.

6. Frozen fresh food should be thoroughly cooked before eating. Leftovers stored in the refrigerator must be thoroughly heated before use.

7. Clean and disinfect countertops and kitchen utensils in time, which can be heated and cooked, or disinfected with 75% alcohol.