Government bans imports of Hungarian pork… Measures taken in response to local foot-and-mouth disease case

The government banned the import of Hungarian pork and pork products on the 7th. This is a measure taken after a positive case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed at a cattle farm in the northern Hungarian province of Kisbaïci. This is the first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Hungary in 52 years since 1973. This is the second outbreak in Europe this year, following the outbreak in Germany on January 10. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs implemented an import ban on shipments on the 7th. It decided to conduct foot-and-mouth disease tests on shipments shipped after February 21, 14 days before the import ban, and take action based on the results. Currently, 22 tons of Hungarian pork are awaiting quarantine. Park Beom-soo, Vice Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, said, “In order to prevent livestock infectious diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease from entering the country, it is important for foreign travelers to refrain ...