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Health
Benjamin Cooper, PA & Jacob Rawley

Covid can live on groceries for days as study finds which food it stays on longest

New research has suggested that Covid-19 could live on certain groceries for days, including fresh fruit and veg which people may eat without cooking or washing.

The research, carried out for the Food Standards Agency (FSA), still found that overall risk to consumers remains very low.

However, scientists did make some "noteworthy" discoveries in their research, as in some cases traces survived for days at a time.

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