Taiwan plans to reintroduce its pork to international market

Published Dec 30, 2022

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Taiwan is planning to reintroduce its pork products to the international market in 2023, following a successful eradication of swine fever and a cease in vaccinations. The country, currently classified as non-epidemic for swine fever by the World Organization for Animal Health, will submit its application for non-infected status to the WOAH in June 2024, after having reported no cases for a year with no vaccinations. This move is anticipated to boost Taiwan's trade relations globally.

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Taiwan plans to reintroduce its pork to the international market pending no reports of swine fever and gradual vaccine withdrawal during the next year. The Agricultural Council announced in a press release on Friday that it will start the process towards non-infected status in 2023. The World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) classified Taiwan as a non-epidemic area for swine fever, or foot-and-mouth disease, in June 2020. In order to obtain non-infected status, Taiwan must first cease vaccinations and report no cases for one year. The Agriculture Council expects to submit this information to the WOAH in June 2024. The council says Taiwan’s swine fever infection rate was as high as 80% in 1948. Vaccines became available for pigs 10 years later, and no cases of swine ...

Source: Rti