Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 26, Series of 2018, Temporary Ban on the Importation of Domestic and Wild Pigs and their Products Including Pork Meat and Semen from China
Emergency notifications (SPS)
2018-09-11
G/SPS/N/PHL/424
Description
The order bans the importation of domestic and wild pigs and their products from China and also suspends the processing, evaluation and issuance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) import clearance of the aforementioned commmodities. Shipments of the said commodities into the country will likewise be stopped and confiscated by DA Veterinary Quarantine Officers/Inspectors at all major ports.
Keywords
Animal
diseases;
Food
safety;
African
swine
fever
(ASF);
Animal
health;
Human
health