More Trading Partners Cut Off Pork Imports
Over half of U.S. states banned from exporting pork to China.
Compiled by staff
Published: May 7, 2009
The United States has taken another hit from China as that country has now banned pork from 17 more U.S. states amid the H1N1 virus outbreak. This action brings to 36 the number of U.S. states that China has banned since late April. The latest were the states of Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah and Wisconsin.
According to USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service, the ban applies to fresh/frozen and heat-treated pork and pork products derived from swine raised or slaughtered in those states on or after May 3.
Also, Russia and a number of other eastern countries have announced the ban of beef, poultry and pork produced slaughtered on or after May 2 in South Carolina, except for heat-treated product.
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