Taiwan: to stop importing pork from Japan due to swine fever

Recently the NHK News on-line reported the following:

豚コレラで日本からの豚肉輸入停止 台湾

2018年11月18日 7時34分

台湾当局は、16日に岐阜市で豚とイノシシの伝染病・豚コレラに感染した豚が確認されたことを受けて、日本からの豚肉の輸入を停止したと発表しました。

台湾当局は16日に岐阜市で２頭の豚が豚コレラに感染していることが確認されたことを受けて、豚コレラウイルスが日本から持ち込まれるのを防ぐため、17日、生きている豚や豚肉、それに関連する製品の日本からの輸入を停止したと発表しました。

台湾は、豚肉などを年間およそ40トン日本から輸入していて、停止の措置は当面、続けるとしています。

台湾は、豚コレラの感染が報告されている中国からの豚肉の輸入も停止するなど、警戒を強めています。

Translation

The Taiwanese authority after noting on the 16th that the pork in Gifu-shi was confirmed to have been infected by swine fever, an infectious disease of pig and wild boar, announced the suspension of importing pork from Japan.

The Taiwanese authority after noting the confirmation on the 16th that 2 pigs were infected with swine fever in Gifu-shi, and in order to prevent swine fever virus being brought in from Japan, announced on the 17th that the importation from Japan of live pig, pork and products related to that were to be suspended.

Taiwan was importing approximately 40 tons of pork from Japan each year and for the time being it was supposed that measures would be taken to stop it .

Taiwan also suspended importing pork from China where infection of swine fever was reported, and had strengthened its precaution.

              It seems that swine fever is slowly spreading in Asia, as predicted by the UN a few weeks ago.