Such places have come under increased scrutiny in recent months after a similar market in the city center, which also sold wildlife, turned out to be a focal point of early viral infections. AsiaNewsNetwork
More than 60 lawmakers in the United States last Wednesday called for the complete shutdown of wet markets after the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, Dr Anthony Fauci, said the world should pressure China to close such outlets.
Dr Zhenzhong Si, a research associate at the University of Waterloo who studies food security in China, noted that the US senators were probably referring to markets selling wildlife, which are completely different from regular Chinese wet markets. “Many of these wholesale markets are old, smelly and definitely unhygienic so we’ve seen changes in the last few years where new compounds are built and the market moved, which is easier than trying to fix an old, dirty place,” said Professor Zheng Fengtian of the School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development at Renmin University.
China banned the trade and consumption of wild animals in February, putting millions of farmers and traders out of business. But activists fear a loophole that classifies certain animal parts as traditional Chinese medicinal remedies. Vendors and buyers shout over each other as workers sort produce, the floor is littered with vegetable peelings, bits of transportation straw, fish guts and even the occasional flopping aquarium escapee.
“We’ve deep cleaned our shop and thoroughly sanitize it every day before opening,” Mr Tao said, “but people are still worried about coming back. A lot are scared to even step out of their houses.”
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