Belarus temporarily bans imports of Ukrainian pork from Ivano-Frankivsk region

Published Sep 12, 2020

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Belarus has imposed a temporary ban on pork imports from Ukraine's Ivano-Frankivsk region due to African swine fever. The ban, effective from September 10, 2020, includes various pork-related products and animal feed, according to the Department of Veterinary and Food Supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The decision was made after the World Organization for Animal Health reported ASF cases in the region. This ban follows Russia's restriction on the transit of livestock and poultry from Ukraine, though Belarus' State Food and Consumer Service has not received official confirmation of this restriction from Russia.

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Belarus has introduced a temporary ban on pork supplies from Ivano-Frankivsk region due to African swine fever (ASF). This is evidenced by the corresponding decision published on the website of the Department of Veterinary and Food Supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. “According to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), cases of African swine fever in susceptible animal species have been registered in the Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine,” the Department said. In this regard, from September 10, 2020, Belarus introduced restrictions on the import of: live pigs, zoo and circus animals, susceptible animal species, boar semen and pig embryos; pork meat (including wild boar meat) and other edible pig-breeding raw materials, as well as products of their processing; leather, horn-hoofed, intestinal raw materials and bristles; game trophies obtained from animals of susceptible species; feed and feed additives of animal origin, including poultry and fish and other ...

Source: Kvedomosti