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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Benjamin Cooper & Kieren Williams

Covid can remain on some groceries and packaging for days - but health risk is low

Covid can remain on groceries for days, a new study has warned Brits.

Tests carried out by the Food Standards Agency saw them smear various packaging and food, including fruit and bottled drinks, with the deadly virus to see how long it would last.

This included items consumers might put directly into their mouths without washing.

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