Lacombe Alison, Quintela Irwin, Liao Yen-Te, Wu Vivian C H
Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, United States Department Agricultural Agricultural Research Service Albany California USA.
J Food Saf. 2021 Apr;41(2):e12878. doi: 10.1111/jfs.12878. Epub 2020 Dec 18.
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.
新冠疫情开启了食品安全的新时代。迄今为止，没有证据表明食用食物与新冠病毒相关。然而，新冠疫情对食品安全与保障产生了严重影响。由于广泛实施封锁措施以及对一线工作者安全造成影响，全球目前正面临若干供应链问题。不过，食品供应中断虽然性质严重，但也为医学科学、数据处理、安全监测、食源性病原体检测及食品安全技术的进步创造了机遇。本文将探讨新冠疫情期间食品安全的关键要素。讨论将借鉴疫情初期吸取的经验教训，并从食品安全角度分析该疾病的病因。在此基础上，我们将从食品安全角度讨论个人防护装备、新冠病毒检测、研究新冠病毒的有用替代物以及不断发展的数据科学领域。未来，科学家可将这些知识应用于新冠疫情的防控，并最终应用于未来的大流行疫情。
