Staff members transfer imported food after disinfection at a supervised warehouse for imported cold chain food in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 22, 2021. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
BEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- China has built 869 warehouses for the centralised supervision of imported cold-chain foods, the country's market regulator said on Monday.
The warehouses will conduct unified disinfection and testing procedures for imported cold-chain foods, which can enter the market only after certified at the warehouses, according to the State Administration for Market Regulation.
These warehouses will play an important role in cutting off potential COVID-19 transmission channels, facilitating the disposal of imported cold-chain foods in emergency cases and reducing costs, the administration said.
A national platform to trace imported cold-chain foods was put in operation in December 2020, involving key imported cold-chain foods such as livestock, poultry and aquatic products.
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