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New Zealand - Provisional import health standards for pig meat and pig meat products released

MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) issued provisional Import Heath Standards (IHSs) for pig meat, pig meat products and by-products from Canada, the EU, Mexico and the USA.
13 May 2009
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MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) issued provisional Import Heath Standards (IHSs) for pig meat, pig meat products and by-products from Canada, the EU, Mexico and the USA.

The four provisional IHSs include risk management measures based on a risk analysis on porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus in pig meat. PRRS is a viral disease of pigs found in many pig-producing countries, but which is not found in New Zealand or Australia. The 2006 risk analysis concluded that the risk of PRRS in imported meat is non-negligible, and the following measures were recommended to manage the identified risk:

• Pig meat must be either from a country free from PRRS;
• or treated prior to import by approved cooking or pH change;
• or in the form of consumer-ready cuts.

http://www.maf.govt.nz/mafnet/press/2009/090406-provisional-ihs-pig-meat.htm

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