The Tianjin municipality in China reported that an ice cream samples from there tested positive for the coronavirus disease or COVID-19.

Food inspectors recently found traces of the virus in three samples of ice cream flavors produced by the Tianjin Daqiaodao Food Corp. based on a report by Sky News last January 15.

Authorities are now contact tracing individuals who may have had contact with the ice cream products.

The company’s 1,662 employees have, meanwhile, been placed in quarantine and have undergone testing following COVID-19 protocols from the Tianjin Centers for Disease Control.

Authorities said that 4,863 boxes of contaminated ice cream were produced, while 2,089 have since been sealed following the inspection.

A total of 2,747 boxes entered the market, 935 of which were in Tianjin, while 65 boxes were sold to markets, the report said.

Health authorities also notified provinces about the contaminated ice cream. (TDT)