African swine fever in Italy: New openings for pork exports to Canada and the USA

Published 2024년 10월 15일

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The Italian Government has successfully simplified export health measures to Canada and the United States, allowing for the export of pork products, including hams and products aged over six months, even from processing plants in restriction zones due to the African Swine Fever (ASF) epidemic. This achievement demonstrates Italy's commitment to combating ASF while protecting the food safety and quality of its pork products. The simplified measures are designed to address the challenges posed by ASF and to ensure the continued availability of raw materials for the production of Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) hams. This development is seen as a significant step in enhancing international trust in Italian pork products and supporting the local pig farming sector.

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"The political action we have conducted in such a difficult context marked by the ASF epidemic has led to a significant improvement in the export of pork products to Canada and the United States, demonstrating the constant attention of this Government to the entire pork sector affected by this disease. We have simplified the application of the health measures envisaged for exports to two countries that are among the most important from an economic point of view for this sector." This was stated by Undersecretary of Health Gemmato. "In particular - continues Gemmato - Italy is the first European country with cases of ASF to obtain the green light from Canada for the export of hams and products aged over six months, even from processing plants located in restriction zones established following the spread of the disease in the wild boar population. After a long and complex negotiation, Canada has accepted the requests made by the technicians of the Italian Ministry of Health who ...

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