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Pig Industry News by Topic
News by Topic: Food Safety
Friday, October 23, 2009
ASF Jumps from Southern to Northern Russia RUSSIA - The deadly pig disease African Swine Fever (ASF) has jumped 2,000 kilometres from southern Russia to St Petersburg in north-western Russia.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Russia Lifts A/H1N1-Related Pork Ban RUSSIA - Russia is lifting all its AH1N1-related import restrictions on pork products as the disease is already spreading in Russia anyway.
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Russia Lifts Pork Ban on Five US States RUSSIA - Russia's food safety regulator Rosselkhoznadzor has lifted a ban on pork imports from five US states imposed earlier due to the spread of the A/H1N1 flu virus.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Russia Imposes Wide Meat Import Ban on Flu Risk RUSSIA - Federal Agency for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision, Rosselkhoznadzor, has banned pork imports from a number of Latin American countries, and all meat imports from the Mexico and three...
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Probe Launched into ASF Outbreak in South Russia RUSSIA - Investigators have launched a probe into an outbreak of swine fever in southern Russia, the second to hit the region this year, an aide to the head of the local investigation department said on...
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Swine Fever Confirmed in South Russian Region RUSSIA - An outbreak of African swine fever has been confirmed at a farm in southern Russia's Stavropol Region, the region's chief veterinary official said on Thursday.
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Russia Suspends Imports from US Plants RUSSIA - Russia has suspended imports of pork products from six US pork facilities, claiming the products did not meet Russian standards, according to the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)....

