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A study by researchers from the University of Bucharest shows that the SARS VOC 2 virus can remain in unpackaged bread for up to 3 hours.
However, ROMPAN representatives claim that even in a pandemic, the most purchased bread is the cheapest, which has no packaging. And doctors say that the virus is not transmitted through the digestive tract, but we can become infected if we put our hands to our eyes or nose, for example, after touching bread or packaging with the virus.
The bread packaged on the shelves can be touched by several people every day. By pressing with your fingers, all kinds of particles and fats are transferred to the bag, which can remain in the package for 3 days, according to a study by a group of researchers from the University of Bucharest. However, the bread is protected by aluminum foil.
Scientists collected samples from 30 people infected with SARS VOC-2 hospitalized in Matei Balş and artificially contaminated both packaged bread and unpackaged pieces of bread. They found that in unpackaged bread the virus lasted at least 3 hours.
Cornelia Nechita, University of Bucharest: “The conclusion is that the virus is a remnant, that is, it exists in bread samples for a certain period of time after which only fragments of RNA remain, which do not present such a great danger. A second conclusion was that the virus it cannot penetrate the polypropylene material, from which the package is made, so it has been found that it is much safer to use packaged bread.
Customer: “I also bought that, now I took it off the shelf, without packaging in plastic.
Journalist: “Aren’t you afraid that you may be contaminated with the new virus?”
Client. “It may be contaminated … but it can also disinfect the plastic containers when you get home.”
Client: “The packaging does not allow others to have the product in their hands. Theoretically, but even the packaging I don’t know what happened.”
Even infection doctors advise the population to buy only packaged products during this period.
Adrian Marinescu, infectious disease physician: “Of course, the transmission is not through the digestive tract, we can only touch, for example, bread or other food that is contaminated, we put our hands to our mouth, nose and eyes and then there is a risk of contagion. our hands are always clean, we are safe from this, but it is safer if these foods are packaged. “
On the other hand, the most recent study carried out by ROMPAN shows that Romanians still prefer unwrapped bread, bought directly from bakeries. At the same time, it is the most affordable. For example, a white bagel, which weighs 300 grams, costs about one leu, according to the manufacturer.
Aurel Popescu, president of ROMPAN: “He says that it is a commissioned study, that others have an interest in selling them their bread and that he has not seen anyone get infected with bread from bakeries. As in France, baguettes are always sold in the same way. People also trust bread from bakeries is safe for consumption. “
In bakeries, those who prepare and sell bread are not required to wear a mask, because they work at high temperatures and make an effort. However, I put the bags in thin bags when I give them to customers.
Each Romanian consumes an average of about 78 kilograms of bread per year.
