Singapore suspends imports of pork and pork products from Shandong Province of China
According to the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore(AVA), Singapore suspended imports…According to the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore(AVA), Singapore suspended imports of pork and pork products from Shandong Province.
On February 25, 2019, AVA issued a notice that Singapore suspended imports of pork and pork products from Shandong Province as a result of the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak in Laiwu District, Jinan City, Shandong Province. However, processed pork products can continue to be exported to Singapore, in line with the guidelines of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on the inactivation of African swine fever virus. In order to facilitate the clearance of pork products, the veterinary health certificate attached to the relevant products must include the following additional certificates: a) the products have been heat treated in sealed containers with F0 value of 3.00 or higher; or b) the products have been heat treated at least 30 minutes at the lowest central temperature of 70 *C or above.