Illegal pork shipments from China tested positive for ASF 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Madelaine MiraflorThe processed pork products illegally shipped from China to the Philippines recently were tested positive for African Swine Fever (ASF), the Department of Agriculture (DA) confirmed. The pork shipments made it to Manila Port as they have been misdeclared to be containing tomato paste and vermicelli. To recall, the country has put in place a ban on the entry of pork products coming from ASF-hit countries like China, Hong Kong, Laos, Vietnam, Zambia, South Africa, Czech Republic, and Bulgaria since last year. Meanwhile, Domingo said further tests conducted by the DA confirmed that some pork products of Mekeni Food Corp. were indeed positive for ASF.

Source: Manila Bulletin November 04, 2019 04:18 UTC