From the best way to pay to what, exactly, you need to wipe down, here’s what you need to know about your COVID-19 risk with food deliveries and takeout.
It’s the reality across the country right now: Plenty of people are staying home and practicing social distancing to try to lower their risk of contracting COVID-19. While some still venture out to get groceries, others have them delivered. Many restaurant dining rooms are also closed, leaving restaurants to turn to takeout to still serve customers.
— Lisa Barone March 20, 2020 Here’s what you need to know about your COVID-19 risk with food deliveries and takeout.Currently, there is no evidence of food or food packaging being linked with the spread of COVID-19, the U.S. Food and Drug Association says. “There is theoretical risk of transmission on surfaces and that includes packaging,” David Cennimo, M.D., an infectious disease expert and assistant professor of medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, tells Yahoo Lifestyle. “However, the virus does not seem to survive well on cardboard .”
You don’t need to wipe down the package your food comes in, Anika Zuber Gianforte, a food safety expert at Cornell University, tells Yahoo Lifestyle. “It is not advisable to try to clean and sanitize food packages before opening due to the risk of leaving chemical residues in the food,” she says.
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