China has halted imports from European salmon suppliers after state-run newspapers reported that chopping boards used for the fish contained traces of coronavirus, although experts say the fish itself is unlikely to carry the disease.
Beijing is currently trying to contain an outbreak centered on the Xinfadi market that has so far infected 137 people.
The reports prompted major supermarkets in Beijing to remove salmon from their shelves.
“We have stopped all sales to China and are waiting for the situation to be clarified,” said Stein Martinsen, head of sales and marketing at Norway Royal Salmon.
Mike Ryan, the head of the World Health Organization’s emergency program, said the claim that t
Jun 17, 2020