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Beijing authorities will start inspecting all seafood, meat and vegetable produce in markets, food halls and government canteens as part of its plan to control the recent outbreak of COVID-19 hitting the city.

However, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) told Bloomberg it is unaware of any suspected or formal cases of COVID-19 transmission linked to food or food packaging.