Food safety lessons learned from the COVID‐19 pandemic

The COVID‐19 pandemic has ushered in a new era of food safety. To date, there is no evidence to suggest that consuming food is associated with COVID‐19. Nevertheless, COVID‐19's impact on food safety and security has been grave. The world is currently experiencing several supply chain issues as...

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Published in:Journal of Food Safety 2021-04, Vol.41 (2), p.e12878-n/a
Main Authors: Lacombe, Alison, Quintela, Irwin, Liao, Yen‐te, Wu, Vivian C. H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Containment
COVID-19
Data processing
Etiology
Food
Food processing
Food safety
Food supply
Food technology
Foodborne pathogens
Invited Review
Medical science
Occupational safety
Pandemics
Protective equipment
Safety
Security
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Supply chains
Viral diseases
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Summary:The COVID‐19 pandemic has ushered in a new era of food safety. To date, there is no evidence to suggest that consuming food is associated with COVID‐19. Nevertheless, COVID‐19's impact on food safety and security has been grave. The world is currently experiencing several supply chain issues as a direct result of extensive lockdowns and impacts on essential workers' safety. However, disruption in the food supply, while catastrophic in nature, has created opportunities for the advancement of medical science, data processing, security monitoring, foodborne pathogen detection, and food safety technology. This article will discuss the key components for food safety during the COVID‐19 pandemic. The discussion will draw from lessons learned early in the outbreak and will analyze the etiology of the disease through a food safety perspective. From there, we will discuss personal protective equipment, detection of SARS‐CoV‐2, useful surrogates to study SARS‐CoV‐2, and the expanding field of data science, from the food safety point of view. In the future, scientists can apply the knowledge to the containment of COVID‐19 and eventually to future pandemics. Impact of COVID‐19 on food safety and security of the food supply chain. Viral icons represent the aggregate accumulation of viral particles in discreet links in the supply chain. The red arrows indicate parts of the food supply chain experience food loss and waste, which ultimately impact food and economic security.
ISSN:0149-6085
1745-4565
DOI:10.1111/jfs.12878