dti, the German Frozen Food Institute, sent out a press release informing there are no supply bottlenecks in Germany, as far as frozen products are concerned. Frozen food producers are working hard to make sure customers can make their purchases, and even if an article is temporarily out of stock it will return to the shelves as soon as possible.
“Food is part of our country’s critical infrastructure and companies have taken all precautions to ensure that operations can continue”, dti says. “More and more people are currently working from home and the daycare and school children will be cared for primarily at home in the next few weeks. When working in the home office, frozen foods make it easier for people to prepare their daily meals. With the established system of telecom home services and the food-on-wheels, the frozen food industry offers a reliable supply of goods to people who do not want to shop now or who cannot.”
The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment points out that COVID-19 is not transmitted via food, but only through the respiratory tract (droplet infection). Therefore, consumers need to be careful to wash their hands more often and thoroughly but should not worry that COVID-19 will infect them by food transmission.