China suspends imports from US meat processor Tyson Foods

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BEIJING, Jun 21, 2020, CGTN. China’s customs authority has suspended imports of poultry meat from U.S. firm Tyson Foods starting Sunday (Jun 21), said the General Administration of Customs in a statement, CGTN reported.

The meat processor recently reported COVID-19 cases among its employees, prompting an assessment of the list of meats eligible for export to China, said the statement.

Tyson Foods products already arrived or about to arrive in China will be temporarily suspended, said the customs authority.

The U.S. had recorded nearly 2.2 million confirmed VOCID-19 cases, with a death toll of over 119,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.