South Korea: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety caught 106 cases of livestock products from countries with African swine fever

Published 2021년 9월 30일

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The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in South Korea has prevented 106 online posts from selling livestock products and processed foods from countries affected by African swine fever (ASF). The ministry has been monitoring for such posts since August 2018, when a ban on livestock products from ASF-affected countries was implemented. In the first half of this year, the ministry checked 2,271 posts for such sales. The main focus of the monitoring is on livestock products like sausages, hams, and jerky, and processed foods made from non-sterilized livestock products. Africa swine fever has been reported in 62 countries, including 13 Asian countries.

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Gyuri Park = The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has detected and blocked 106 online postings selling livestock products and processed foods from countries with ASF to prevent African swine fever (ASF) from entering Korea. said on the 30th. The sale of livestock products from African swine fever-affected countries has been banned since August 2018. In the first half of this year, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety checked a total of 2,271 posts for sale of livestock products and processed foods from countries with African swine fever. The contents of the investigation include ▲ sausages (7 pieces) ▲ processed meat-containing products (86 items) ▲ ready-to-cook food (13 items). The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has designated an agent in charge of monitoring imported livestock products to monitor online postings. The main monitoring targets are livestock products such as sausages, hams, and jerky, and processed foods made from ...

Source: Yna