The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has informed feed manufacturers that it has updated the list of countries whence feed ingredients are imported. It is increasing vigilance over African Swine Fever.
The countries facing amended regulatory status are Bhutan, Cambodia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Germany, Greece, Haiti, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, North Korea, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Republic of Korea, Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovakia, Thailand and Timor Leste.
They all have identified African Swine Fever within their borders.
Belgium has been removed from the list.
The CFIA advisory said producers and feed manufacturers who purchase ingredients to produce pig feed should know the origin of the ingredients. should verify that feed ingredients were produced and handled using proper biosecurity measures and should be able to provide feed purchasers with information on how the ingredients were produced and handled before to entry into Canada.
The advisory said African Swine Fever can be transmitted via contaminated feed or feed ingredients imported from countries where these diseases are present.
The CFIA certainly took it's sweet time, eh?
