On November 27th, Sun Wenjian, deputy director and spokesperson of the Policy Research Office of the Ministry of Transport, stated at a press conference that Grasping 4 Steps on COVID-19 Prevention and Control in Cold-chain.

1. Personnel. Strengthening the protection of employees, and effectively guaranteeing the safety of the frontline workers of cold chain logistics. The transportation enterprises of imported cold chain food strictly do a good job in the safety protection of port operators, drivers, stevedores, crews, pilots and other cold chain logistics frontline workers, and do well in personnel health registration, daily health monitoring, safety protection equipment, regular nucleic acid testing and disinfection and other related work.

2. Tools. Strictly disinfect transportation tools, and resolutely prevent the virus from spreading through transportation channels. Before and after cold-chain logistics transportation, thoroughly disinfect the parts of the used transportation tools and containers that may have been in contact, such as steering wheels, door handles, mobile devices that are frequently touched by human hands and other surfaces that are most likely to be contaminated by viruses.

3. Information. Implement the information registration system to provide strong support for the epidemics prevention and control of cold chain logistics. Further supervise and promote import cold chain food transportation enterprises to strictly implement the information registration system, and truthfully record the information of the cargo, vehicles and ships, crew, personnel of loading, unloading and receiving, etc., and shall not carry imported cold chain food that cannot provide the source of purchase.

4. Response. Do a good job of emergency response. imported cold chain food transportation companies further improve the emergency response plan for the COVID-19 epidemic. once the Nucleic acid test of imported cold chain food or packaging is detected as positive, the company will promptly initiate emergency plans and take measures to cut off the transmission route and isolate close contacts. , Make timely and effective disposal.

The General Administration of Customs also stated that it has communicated and negotiated with the competent authorities of all 109 countries that have cold chain food export to China, suspending the export of products from companies that have concentrated employees infecting them, and will strengthen risk monitoring.

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