Question: How long will the COVID-19 virus live on food and food packages, and it is necessary to clean or disinfect the food or food packages?

Answer passage (source: WHO):
page_title: Questions relating to food safety authorities
section_headers: What are the lab protocols for identifying the virus in food? On surfaces?
section_content: As food has not been implicated in the transmission of COVID-19, testing of
food or food surfaces for this virus is not recommended. Frequent cleaning of
food contact surfaces with virucidal disinfectants such as 0.05% sodium
hypochlorite (NaClO) or products based on ethanol (at least 70%) should be
carried out. Alcohol-based disinfectants (ethanol, propan-2-ol, propan-1-ol)
have been shown to significantly reduce infectivity of enveloped viruses like
SARS-CoV-2, in concentrations of 70-80% with one-minute exposure time.
Chlorine-based disinfectants (sodium hypochlorite) are effective for surface
decontamination, as are disinfectants with active ingredients based on
quaternary ammonium compounds (QUATS).

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Mentions that COVID has not been seen to be transmitted by food, but then goes on to talk about testing food/surfaces (not something that would be done at home) and gives technical information on disinfectant types, which is not needed since food/packaging does not need to be disinfected.
Points out that coronavirus isn't transmitted by food and says that disinfectants will substantially reduce coronavirus' infectivity in one minute.

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Answer passage (source: WHO):
page_title: Questions relating to consumers
section_headers: Can the virus live on the surface of food packaging? How long? Is it necessary to disinfect?
section_content: See question 10 of Questions relating to food businesses. It
is not necessary to disinfect food packaging materials, but hands should be
properly washed after handling food packages and before eating.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Answers the second half of the question about disinfecting food packages, but doesn't explicitly say how long COVID-19 survives on the packaging.
Provides the answer along with a link for further information, and reminds about the importance of handwashing. Does not address the question of the virus being on the food itself.

Reviewer ratings:
Acceptable
Acceptable

Answer passage (source: WHO):
page_title: Q&A on coronaviruses (COVID-19)
section_headers: How long does the virus survive on surfaces?
section_content: The most important thing to know about coronavirus on surfaces is that they
can easily be cleaned with common household disinfectants that will kill the
virus. Studies have shown that the COVID-19 virus can survive for up to 72
hours on plastic and stainless steel, less than 4 hours on copper and less
than 24 hours on cardboard.
As, always clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with
soap and water. Avoid touching your eyes, mouth, or nose.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Clearly states how long coronavirus survives on different common surfaces and recommends disinfecting them.
Not specific to the question asked, which refers to food and packaging. While some food packaging may be plastic or cardboard, it is not a "surface" and the question about COVID surviving on food is not addressed.

Reviewer ratings:
Excellent
Could be Improved