Due to the African swine fever outbreak, Chile suspends pork imports from Spain.

A report by the Chilean website "cooperativa" on the 3rd states that to prevent the import of the epidemic, the Agriculture and Livestock Service has synchronized and strengthened quarantine measures at Santiago International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Santiago), inspecting the luggage of passengers coming from Europe or transferring through Europe. The agency stated that any pork products originating from Spain, or those unable to provide a traceable label, will be confiscated and destroyed.

The Agriculture and Livestock Service detailed that African swine fever is a contagious disease that only affects domestic pigs and wild boars. As of now, the epidemic has not been found domestically in Chile. African swine fever is not a zoonotic disease, so it will not be transmitted to humans through contact with animals or consumption of related meat products. However, once the epidemic enters Chile, it will pose a serious threat to the domestic pork industry.

As one of the world's major exporters of meat and meat products, Chile will implement strict epidemic prevention and quarantine measures, stipulating a 30-day quarantine period starting from the day of suspected infection, equivalent to two virus incubation periods. This means that all raw material shipments produced after October 28 of this year will be prohibited from entering Chile until the European Union has officially completed regional division and risk assessment.