Shoppers have been debating whether it's necessary to wash food and its packaging from the supermarket - and the latest guidance may help.
The UK government has issued advice for the public relating to the transmission of the potentially deadly bug on food. The guidance states that "it is very unlikely that you can catch coronavirus from food" because respiratory illnesses are "not known to be transmitted by exposure to food or food packaging," reports North Wales Live.
The Food Standards Agency gave a similar statement earlier this month. Anyone concerned about the potential contamination of coronavirus on their food however has been assured in the new guidance that, even if it was present on food, "cooking thoroughly will kill the