I actually don't think you can. I've tried looking it up and can't find anything. If it exists, will you please share? I'm not being argumentative - if it's really recommended, I want to change the way we're doing things; especially what we order.
https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/newsletter/food-safety-and-Coronavirus.html
I’ve been using the CDC and FDA websites to drive me food/disinfecting habits so I don’t go down an OCD rabbit hole (which is incredibly difficult as I already have tendencies towards illogical cleaning rituals). I have not seen this advice from either agency, which is why I asked if you had a link or could point me to where you saw this as I might have missed it.
I don't think you are being argumentative at all and as well your question is a good one
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Now in part I haven't kept up to date with the whole take out food protocol mostly because we so rarely eat in that manner. I am however sure that initially we were told to reheat takeout food. Did the rules come from a local, state, or Fed source? Don't really recall since we've been under a direct or self imposed quarantine since late Feb. or early Mar. Would have made sense anyway to me since takeout food isn't hot enough when it gets to us (multi-dwelling 18 floors up from the lobby and 20 + minutes for the driver to get here from the restaurant. As well most delivery services use paper and plastic bags not insulated ones). Thus for my locale and circumstances it makes sense to reheat food pandemic or no.
OK enough about my sad sorry life
and on to your specific question:
Current CDC guidelines say it's an unproven myth to nuke takeout food to rid it of virus as enough testing hasn't been done to prove the original thinking.
This is the most recent link I can find that dispels a variety of thoughts:
Is it true that microwaving/reheating food delivery items until they are hot enough that steam arises reduces your risk?
Alexander Spatari
There's only a little truth to this—emphasis on
a little.
"There are studies that show that other coronaviruses (such as the one that causes SARS) are temperature sensitive and will be destroyed at 149 degrees for 3 minutes," says Cronin. "This is because the protein layer that surrounds it can be destroyed by heat."
But that's evidence based on a different coronavirus—not the one that causes COVID-19.
"We don't yet have enough information to know if COVID-19 reacts similarly," Cronin says. "There is no evidence that shows that heating or microwaving your food until steam rises is effective in killing the virus, and no evidence to suggest that this is even necessary."
https://www.menshealth.com/nutritio...d-ordering-coronavirus-covid19-safety-health/
HTH and sorry for any misconceptions I perpetuated.
PS: I was not worried so much about the food being tainted since gloves, masks and hair nets are the norm; my concern was more for the containers the food came in.
@DisneyJamieCA -Sorry it took me so long to respond. Wasn't avoiding you or anyone else; RL got in the way.