Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 31 Temporary Ban on the Importation of Domestic and Wild Pigs and their Products Including Pork Meat and Semen Originating from Belgium
Emergency notifications (SPS)
2018-10-16
G/SPS/N/PHL/426
Description
The Order temporarily bans the importation of domestic and wild pigs and their products including pork meat and semen. It immediately suspends the processing, evaluation of the application and issuance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) import clearance for the aforementioned commodities and also mandates the stoppage and confiscation of all shipments of the said commodities into the Philippines by DA Veterinary Quarantine Officers/Inspectors at all major ports. The Order specifies frozen pork meats with slaughter/process date on or before 25 August 2018 are allowed to enter the country subject ot veterinary quarantine rules and regulations.
Keywords
Human
health;
Pest-
or
Disease-
free
Regions
/
Regionalization;
African
swine
fever
(ASF);
Animal
diseases;
Food
safety;
Animal
health