China bans imports of pork and beef from Malaysia

The General Administration of Customs of China and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs jointly published an announcement on Monday about the ban on pigs and related products from Malaysia, in order to prevent the influx of African swine fever (PSA). The PSA epidemic was reported in Malaysia for the first time after five outbreaks of the disease were detected, in which five wild boars and 303 domestic pigs were confirmed infected in February, according to the World Organization for Animal Health. In accordance with Chinese customs law and the animal and plant entry and exit quarantine law, China prohibits pigs, wild boar and related products directly or indirectly from Malaysia and prohibits posting or transporting these items inside. Since Malaysian pork and related products have been found in China, the rules require that they be returned, sealed or destroyed. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs reported on Tuesday that an ASF case was detected in a truck on ...