Polish Pork Import Restrictions Lifted, Except for 2 Facilities
After a review lasting less than two weeks of Poland's export protocols, the Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has lifted import restrictions on pork from that country. Two establishments are excepted: Pork from those unnamed establishments…
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cannot be imported unless it is cooked. The import restrictions, which began Oct. 18 (see 1810220017), were in place due to the risk of African Swine Fever, a disease that can affect feral hogs and domestic animals, but not people. The risk was seen as coming from several fresh pork-exporting facilities that might be located in a swine fever restricted zone. "We are retaining restrictions on raw product and heat treated, but not fully cooked, product from two establishments while we complete a more thorough review," APHIS said.