That the virus is passed from person-to-person is well known.

So what happens if we pick up groceries that some infected person has touched or sneezed on?

Wipe down your cart handle, and then use the hand sanitizer again."

Food shopping during COVID-19 pandemic

The primary mode of transmission is still person to person contact via droplets" (viaHealth).

The U.S. Department of Agriculture have also said that food and food packaging are safe.

“Right now there’s no evidence that [the virus is] spread through food.

Woman examining a piece of fruit

There’s no evidence that it’s spread through food packaging.

Delivery during coronavirus

Woman washing fruit