Vic: Pig safe to eat - farmers

AAP General News (Australia)
04-29-2009
Vic: Pig safe to eat - farmers

Farmers say all pork in Australia is safe to eat .. and there's no risk from swine flu.

Victorian Farmers Federation pig group president AEGER KINGMA says the Australian pork
industry has a worlds-best health herd status.

He says swine flu's a human health issue .. not an animal health or food safety issue.

Mr KINGMA says tough biosecurity procedures are in place to protect the health and
well being of animals .. and imported pork undergoes rigorous importation protocols.

The World Organisation for Animal Health has recommended a more appropriate name for
the virus would be "North-American influenza".

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KEYWORD: FLU PORK (MELBOURNE)

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