Additional reporting from Luyi Hu in China
China's Zhanjiang Guolian Aquatic Products Development has pulled Saudi Arabian shrimp from sale after traces of coronavirus were found on packaging in Lanzhou, a city in the northwest of the country.
Guolian confirmed it was the importer who brought in the shrimp in a statement on Nov. 15, after Chinese authorities revealed a positive test in Lanzhou two days prior.
The company is no longer selling shrimp from Ecuador on its online stores on JD.com or Tmall (pictured left), the two largest Chinese e-commerce platforms. The company has also stopped selling Saudi shrimp on its Hema online store, the food sales arm of Alibaba Group.
Guolian is selling shrimp from both Ecuador and Vietnam on the JD and Tmall sites with the claim that they have been tested for traces of coronavirus.
In the Guolian statement, the company said the shrimp was imported through the Tianjin port -- one of the largest for shrimp imports in China -- to Lanzhou directly.
Also, sales of Saudi shrimp accounted for just over 2% of turnover in the first three quarters of 2020, or RMB 79.20 million ($12.05m). So, disruption of this channel will not have a "significant impact on the company", said Guolian.
"The company will continue to increase the proportion of domestic purchases and deepen the global supply chain of 'domestic-oriented and overseas-assisted'," it said.
November 16, 2020 at 04:43PM
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