China citing COVID-19 to ban imports

China said it has discovered COVID-19 in meat imports and to allay public concerns, is suspending imports from packing plants where workers have been infected.

There is no evidence that anybody has been infected from imported meat.

But the situation has prompted companies to voluntarily suspend exports to China until there are no more COVID-19 cases among their workers.

In Canada, that’s Maple Leaf Foods at Brandon, Man., and Cargill at High River, Alta.

Argentina has suspended exports from seven plants, Brazil from a few and others are in Ireland and France.