They prohibit entry of goods of pig origin to the Peruvian market

Published 2021년 9월 9일

Tridge summary

The Peruvian government is banning the entry of pig products into the country to prevent the spread of African swine fever, a highly contagious disease affecting pigs. This measure is part of efforts to protect the country's swine industry from economic losses. The National Agrarian Health Service (Senasa) will enforce these restrictions at airports, seaports, and border control posts. Additionally, Senasa is reinforcing control measures and running information campaigns to raise awareness about the disease. The importation of live pigs and their products was already banned in 2019, and efforts are being made to properly dispose of waste from international transport to prevent disease introduction. Despite the ban on pig products, pork consumption is not considered a risk to humans.
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Original content

The Government ordered this Thursday to prevent the entry of goods of pig origin to the Peruvian market as part of a sanitary measure in order to keep the country free of African swine fever. African swine fever (ASF) is a serious viral disease that affects both domestic and wild pigs and has been present in more than 50 countries in Africa, Europe and Asia since 2007, according to United Nations data. According to Directorial Resolution No. 0012-2021 issued by the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), the National Agrarian Health Service (Senasa) prohibited the entry of goods of pig origin into the national territory. In this way, the norm establishes that passengers and crew who travel through airports, seaports or border control posts will not be able to enter their luggage sausages, hams, meat preparations, among other merchandise from any country. Senasa reported that African swine fever is a highly contagious disease. In addition, he said that it ...

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