Study provided by vegetarians ubber alles.
No problem! Forget the meat and eat bugs like your betters - LOL!!
Posted on 07/13/2022 3:56:59 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Had COVID? You might want to clean your freezer out.
A new study suggests that cousins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus can survive on frozen meat and fish for up to 30 days.
The research -- prompted by COVID outbreaks in Asia in which packaged meat was suspected as the virus' source -- was conducted on frozen chicken, beef, pork and salmon. The findings were published recently in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology.
"Although you might not store meat in the fridge for 30 days, you might store it in the freezer for that long," said first author Emily Bailey, assistant professor of public health at Campbell University in Buies Creek, N.C.
Her team conducted its research without use of the actual coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Instead, researchers relied on surrogate viruses with similar protein spikes.
These similar viruses were placed on frozen meat and fish, which was then stored in both refrigerator temperatures (39.2 degrees Fahrenheit) and freezer temperatures (-4 F.)
"We even found that the viruses could be cultured after [being frozen for] that length of time," Bailey said in a journal news release.
Researchers said their findings are significant because SARS-CoV-2 can reproduce in the gut, not just in the respiratory tract where most people feel its effects.
Three virus strains were used as surrogates in the study, including two animal coronaviruses. All three have been used as stand-ins in previous studies of SARS-CoV-2.
The researchers found that the viruses didn't fare as well in refrigerated temperatures as in freezer temperatures. The numbers also differed by food item.
They said this study underlines the importance of rigorous sanitation in the harvest, transport, packaging and distribution of food products.
"Continued efforts are needed to prevent contamination of foods and food processing surfaces, worker hands, and food processing utensils such as knives," the authors wrote, adding that the disinfection of foods prior to packaging also needs to be addressed.
I partially cleaned my freezer last night because the door wouldn’t shut.
Threw away a lot of covid infected frozen corn on the cob and kept all the meat.
Finding that very hard to believe
Or they may not.
So how long do I need to leave her in the freezer?
...when they advised to wipe grocery bags with antiseptic when returning from the supermarket?
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And followed it quietly a few months later with the admission that C19 did not transmit via fomites?
The 1st time was to elicit OCD behavior and keep everyone occupied with disinfection. This time, it is to wipe out food stores and replace them with more expensive ones, as well as to keep them occupied cleaning out the freezer..
Just cook the meat. It’s all a lie, anyway.
Well it’s a damn good thing I’ve been freezing my recently purchased meat and trying to eat the old stuff first. Now I just need to remember to date everything before repackaging for the freezer.
Did they test for the virus after the meat was properly cooked?
Take it out after 35 days.
OH Boy! Now I am really scared!!!!
Since I keep my meat frozen longer than that and don’t plan on eating it raw, I’m not so worried.
Study provided by vegetarians ubber alles.
No problem! Forget the meat and eat bugs like your betters - LOL!!
Boy, it’s a darned good thing we can’t afford to buy meat anymore!
If this is a problem, would see way bigger numbers of infection centered around isolated outbreaks. Fear porn. ....why only tested with meat? Why not veggies, or canned food?.
Study probably sponsored by Canned Food Associations
How do they do on a 400 degree F grill? Not so great, I would imagine.
IOW, so what?
What a crock of sh#t. Throw all the meat out of your freezer and restock it with what? But.....there are actually a lot of dumb asses in this very country who are stupid enough to do it, and probably right away in a state of panic while wearing their masks. That’s what they’re counting on.
Oh no!!! Another reason to hide under the bed and eat bedbugs.
Creepy Bill Gates promoting his lab grown meat I see. I’ll take my chances at 160 degrees F internal temp on the real deal.
infected or contaminated meat?
So can alot of other things we’ve dealt with.
Kinda why you cook meat first.
Oh for crying out loud, who eats their meat straight out of the freezer without cooking it?
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