The ongoing coronavirus pandemic offers no threat to the safety of ingredients or finished food and beverage products, as it is a fragile virus that can’t stand up to cooking temperatures or the industry’s already rigid cleaning and sanitation requirements.
“The food industry has a great message when it comes to coronavirus and food safety,” says Shawn Stevens, founder, Food Industry Counsel. “Food companies are really the only companies on Earth—with perhaps the exception of pharmaceuticals—that routinely clean and sanitize the inside of the facility, and do aggressive deep cleaning and sanitation on a daily basis. So they are, by definition, some of the most sterile environments in the world.”