Aquaculture

Chile beefs up salmon plant supervision after China COVID-19 discovery

Online checks being brought in as Chilean industry seeks to dampen fears of contagion amid consumers.

Discovery of COVID-19 at a Beijing wholesale market has left Chilean producers and processors sweating over the outcome of tests at ports across the country.
Discovery of COVID-19 at a Beijing wholesale market has left Chilean producers and processors sweating over the outcome of tests at ports across the country.Foto: Sernapesca
  • John Evans
Published 16 June 2020, 16:07Updated 16 June 2020, 16:08
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