Virginia Tech research: How long does COVID-19 survive on food surfaces?
Story Date: 10/28/2020

 

Source: FRESH PLAZA, 10/27/20

Virginia Tech researchers are studying how long COVID-19 survives on these food surfaces. Dr. Andrea Bertke a virologist and associate professor, told nbc12.com: “For the average consumer this means if you go into the grocery store, and you pick up a tomato if someone else picked up that tomato or that tomato contaminated transport or on the farm—is that tomato still a risk.”

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