The head of the Food and Drug Administration says you can't transmit coronavirus on the food you bring home from the grocery store.
And he works at the government - you trust the government, don't you?
Your groceries apparently can’t transmit the coronavirus.
There’s no evidence to suggest that COVID-19 can spread through food, or what it’s wrapped in, Dr. Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, said Thursday.
“We have no evidence that the virus, the Covid-19 virus, is transmitted by food or by food packaging,” Hahn said during a CNN town hall.
There’s still a risk of catching the bug when restocking your pantry. But you’re more likely to be infected by someone coughing inside the store than by touching your groceries, aid Dr. Leana Wen, the former Baltimore health commissioner.
Experts suggest reducing the frequency of grocery runs, keeping a safe distance, rigorous hand washing and other measures to stay safe.
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 20: People wearing face masks shop at a Chinese supermarket amid the coronavirus outbreak on April 20, 2020 in New York City. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has spread to many countries across the world, claiming over 150,000 lives and infecting over 2.25 million people. (Photo by Liao Pan/China News Service via Getty Images)