Mar 11, 2020
According to the reports of World Organization for Animal Health, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India and Indian Council for Agricultural Research have proved that there is no known effect of COVID-19 on Poultry, Fish or Meat. The World Animal Health Organization in its report has stated that the virus is transmitted predominantly through human to human interaction.
As a matter of fact, poultry has not been found to be involved in transmission of corona virus to human so far in any report and as this sector is credited with more than 35 per cent of the nutritional value of the food in the daily diet, any misconception will have negative effect on such parameters.
The gloomy part is that the farmers involved in these sectors are facing the undue brunt because of some rumours around corona virus in poultry, fish and meat.
Coronavirus is not transmitted through food – be it chicken or meat. There is no scientific or medical evidence to show chicken or milk is transmitting Coronavirus.
In fact there is no scientific evidence backing the claim that Coronavirus is spreading through chickens. As long as one is properly cleaning and cooking food items, especially meat, one should be safe and healthy.