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【Global Network Report】The Macao Special Administrative Region Government released a message on the evening of the 2nd that the outer packaging of mango imported from Taiwan on the 1st tested positive for the nucleic acid of the new crown virus, which is the second time that the new crown virus was found in Taiwan mango in 3 days. According to Taiwan's "ETtoday News Cloud", Taiwan's "Agricultural Committee Prevention and Inspection Bureau" responded to this matter on the 3rd and claimed that this inspection and restriction measures "do not conform to science". Some netizens on the island sarcastically said: "It turns out that you know that there is such a thing as science!" ”
According to a press release from the Macao SAR Government, a batch of mango outer packaging samples imported from Taiwan found that the nucleic acid test of the new coronavirus was positive on the 1st, and the Municipal Affairs Department immediately launched an emergency plan to seal all 5 boxes of mangoes weighing a total of 50 kilograms, which did not flow into the market and will be destroyed. With effect from now on, the Municipal Affairs Department will suspend the import application of the brand owner involved for a period of one week.
The press release mentioned that the Macao Municipal Affairs Bureau has been referring to the relevant technical guidelines for the sampling and testing of new coronavirus nucleic acid in cold chain food, strictly implementing the measures of "full disinfection of outer packaging and full detection of inner packaging", and has found positive covid-19 nucleic acid tests in cold chain and dairy food, internal and external packaging from Argentina, Poland, Vietnam, Indonesia and Hong Kong. The relevant measures are implemented to protect Macao citizens from the new crown virus infection and are not aimed at any country or region.
According to the "ETtoday News Cloud" report, Taiwan's "Agricultural Committee Prevention and Inspection Bureau" said on the 3rd that according to current scientific research, no new coronavirus has been found to infect people through fruit, "this test and restriction measures are not in line with science", so far has not received the official notice of Macao, if you receive News from Macao, it will be transferred to the health unit for investigation.
A Tainan fruit farmer told the TVBS news network that the DPP authorities should protect the farmers and do a good job of pre-operation testing, so that if the new coronavirus is detected before export, the Taiwan side can deal with it immediately, and if it is determined that there is no danger, even if there is a problem detected at the export site, the Taiwan side has a basis to refute it.
As for the remarks of Taiwan's "Agricultural Committee", some netizens on the island left a message in the Facebook comment area, saying, "It turns out that you know that there is such a thing as science!" ” ↓
Another netizen said, "We will never admit mistakes." ” ↓
Some people also suggested to Taiwan's "Committee of Agriculture", "Don't spit on the water, we should be pragmatic to understand the situation and seek improvement!" ” ↓
The Macao Daily News Network previously reported that a batch of mango-like fruits imported from Taiwan into Macao tested positive for the new crown virus nucleic acid on June 29, and the Macao Municipal Affairs Department immediately launched an emergency plan to seal and destroy 20 boxes of goods weighing a total of 100 kilograms, and did not flow into the market.
Taiwan's "Prevention and Inspection Bureau" claimed on July 1 that at present, scientific research has not found that the new crown virus has infected people through fruits, and "calls on Macao to implement appropriate measures in line with risk control and control in accordance with international norms" Yunyun. Regarding Taiwan's "Defense and Inspection Bureau", some netizens on the island sarcastically said: "Thousands of mistakes are the fault of others!" ”
According to the China Times News Network, in response to the Taiwan mango being tested positive for the new crown virus by Macao, Wu Zhaoxie, head of Taiwan's foreign affairs department, posted on Twitter, "How to find the nose of the fruit for PCR (nucleic acid testing)?" Chen Jizhong, chairman of the Committee of Agriculture, claimed that it would not be strange to say "mango diagnosed" to consumers?
In this regard, Huang Yangming, a media person on the island, said in a political discussion program of Zhongtian News on the 2nd that on February 2 last year, Taiwan's "Minister of Health and Welfare" Chen Shizhong announced that Taiwan had inspected aquatic products and meat products from 11 countries or regions, including the United States and Japan. Huang Yangming reflux acid, where are the nostrils of these pork, beef and aquatic products? Chen Jizhong and Wu Zhaoxie asked Chen Shizhong.