African swine fever spreads in Italy, Parma ham is also affected

Published Sep 26, 2024

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Italy is grappling with an outbreak of African swine fever, with the disease spreading across several regions and impacting the pork industry severely. Over 60,000 pigs have been culled in an effort to curb the spread, leading to the closure of 45 farms and threatening nearly 26,000 businesses. The Italian Coldiretti Agricultural Association has called on the government to provide financial support to the pork industry to help mitigate the losses incurred due to the epidemic. The association's president, Ettore Prandini, emphasized the critical need for such support to ensure the industry's resilience and to maintain the quality of products like Parma ham, which may be adversely affected.

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According to the Italian website Initalia, many regions in Italy have been affected by the African swine fever epidemic recently, including Lombardy, Calabria, Emilia-Romagna, Liguria, Abruzzo and Sardinia. The Italian Coldiretti Agricultural Association stressed that African swine fever will not be transmitted to humans and will not pose a food safety problem, but it can pose a serious threat to the pork industry. Currently, more than 60,000 pigs have been slaughtered across Italy due to the epidemic, 45 farms have been closed, and nearly 26,000 companies are at risk. And it may have a negative impact on products protected by the name of origin, including the world-renowned Parma ham. Ettore Prandini, president of the Coldiretti Agricultural Association Prandini called on the Italian Ministries of Agriculture and Health to provide financial support to the pork industry to deal with the outbreak. "The spread of African swine fever has reached worrying levels, threatening not only ...

Source: Foodmate