There is no evidence to show that Covid-19 can be transmitted via food or food packaging, according to Safefood.
Chief Specialist in Microbiology with Safefood, Dr Linda Gordon, told RTÉ's Drivetime that she does not believe that there is any need to disinfect your shopping when it comes into your home.
She said there are no reports to show "that if you don't do it, you're taking a big risk."
Dr Gordon advised that you should adhere to good hygiene standards while you are doing your shopping.
"We would advise that you wash your hands before you leave the house. There surfaces that might be touched frequently such as fridge handles, door handles or trolleys. Most facilities are now providing sanitiser to disinfect the handle of your trolley."
She said to maintain social distancing when you are shopping, to wash your hands when you come home, and to wash your hands after putting your shopping away.
There is no need to "quarantine" your food, Dr Gordon said.
"There may be a person who wishes to do that or to disinfect their shopping but that is their choice," she said.
Studies to establish how long the virus is active on food packaging, some which show that it can stay on cardboard for up to 24 hours, "are done in a lab when they put a very high level of virus on something and seeing if any can be detected, but the level of virus falls off dramatically", Dr Gordon said.
She added that if you are having takeaway food delivered, to only use companies that you trust, and that it is within your right to check whether delivery drivers are operating under high hand and respiratory hygiene standards.
"If I saw my delivery driver sneeze on top of the box they were delivering then I would be sanitising it, but we need to keep the risk in perspective here. We can see from what supermarkets are doing that they are going to great lengths to ensure the safety of their staff and their customers."
