Pork product is recalled after FMD fragments are found in Australia

The recalled pork floss product.AUSTRALIAN authorities have issued a recall for a pork product after the discovery of Foot and Mouth Disease viral fragments in products on sale in Melbourne.The meat product discoveries have prompted the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to increased its surveillance and testing of meat and other animal products, at the border and through targeted checking of retail outlets.The department said some pork products have been removed from supermarket shelves after viral fragments of FMD and African Swine Fever were detected during testing.This finds do not change Australia’s disease-free status for FMD and ASF, DAFF said. This is not the first time that routine testing has identified viral fragments in seized products and does not change Australia’s FMD and ASF status and the finds do not mean there has been an incursion, the department said. There is no threat to human health from these diseases and the country is still considered free ...