Officials in the Chinese port city of Dalian have suspended the operations of all companies in the frozen seafood and food supply chain amid a COVID-19 outbreak, according to reports in the local media.
Between Nov. 4 and 8, there were 45 new COVID cases in the city, which is a major hub for importing, processing and exporting whitefish such as cod, haddock and pollock, as well as wild salmon. These include 16 workers at Dalian Keqiang Food Co., a cold storage and seafood processing company in Zhuanghe, in the northeastern part of the port.
As a result, Dalian's authorities informed all cold chain food companies in the city -- including designated and bonded cold storage, third-party warehouses, processors, and sales companies -- to suspend operations as of Nov. 8. It's not clear how long the suspension will last.
In July 2021, the Dalian government set up eight first stop designated warehouses for imported cold chain food products [...]
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