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year, there had been 44 outbreaks in backyard and commercial pigs in the state.
moved from linked retail outlets and warehouses.
This month, the agricul- ture ministry in the state of Sabah approved further licences for importers of pig meat.
According to WOAH notifications, these had directly involved around 4000 animals.
As the department stressed, the finding affects neither Australia’s ASF- free status nor poses any threat to human health.
Eight new authorisations were granted in this part of eastern Malaysia to meet local demand for pork.
Outbreaks have also been reported in the neigh- bouring state of Sarawak, and in three states in western Malaysia.
However, controls are set to continue for high-risk products at borders carried by arriving travellers and in the mail.
Throughout the state, more than 10,000 pigs have died as a result of ASF.
ASF situation elsewhere in Asia-Pacific and Oce- ania
The number of confirmed ASF cases in South Ko- rea’s wild boar population stands at 2648, as at July 22, 2022.
Furthermore, 11 farms were closed in order to pre- vent the further spread of infection.
After the recent detec- tion of traces of the ASF virus in a pork product at a retail outlet, Australia has stepped up disease moni- toring.
This is an increase of four from the previous update dated July 11.
Once the disease is brought under control, the district of Tongod has been designated as the centre for the Sabah pig farming area.
The agriculture depart- ment announced that sur- veillance and testing of meat and other animal products will be increased at the nation’s borders and at retail outlets.
In addition, there have been 22 outbreaks among South Korean domestic pigs – most recently in late May.
Comprising 44 commer- cial farms, the area will focus on improving pro- ductivity and biosecurity.
At the end of the same month, authorities in the Hong Kong Special Ad- ministrative Region regis- tered one case of ASF in a wild boar.
In February 2021, ASF virus was first detected in Sabah.
Previous tests on a pro- cessed and dried pork product from a Melbourne supermarket yielded frag- ments of the ASF virus.
Since then, outbreaks have been reported in wild bearded pigs as well as do- mestic animals.
As a result of this test, some products were re-
Based on notifications to WOAH, no further cases have been detected.
Up to January of this
Plastic found in livestock feed
analyses – for example, regarding the range of concentrations, frequency of detection, temporal and spatial variation in the concentrations.”
The animals tested had at least three types of plastic particles in their blood.
APL National Bacon Day
SATURDAY Sep- tember 3 marked International Bacon Day, and once again Australian Pork Lim- ited hijacked the day, claiming it as Na- tional Bacon Day to encourage shoppers to look for local bacon when celebrating with a rasher or two.
Shoppers can do this by checking that country-of-origin label- ling is at least 90 per- cent or look for the pink Australian Pork ‘Pork- Mark’ logo.
Meatsmith in Vic- toria, Meat at Billy’s in Queensland, Good- wood Quality Meats in South Australia, P Princi in Western Aus- tralia, LZH Butchers in the Northern Terri- tory, Griffith Butchery in ACT and Vermeys in Tasmania to give away locally grown bacon.
Butchers are one of the most trusted and used sources of information for consumers.
This year, APL is working with butchers on the quality assured messaging, ensuring shoppers are aware of the fresh from farm ap- proach and how Aus- tralian pork is ethically raised.
Therefore, this year A PL decided to use butchers to push prov- enance messaging around Australia’s quality from farm to fork while reclaiming National Bacon Day.
This National Bacon Day weekend, from September 3-4, APL partnered with eight butchers across the country.
To help share the mes- sage yourself, like and share from our Facebook page – facebook.com/ aussiebaconandham Megan Rose
We want consumers to be aware of the origin of the bacon they are enjoying.
Vic’s Meat in NSW,
APL Marketing Coor- dinator
This will let them know if their bacon is not only processed here but is made from Aus- tralian pork.
For bacon recipe inspi- ration at home as well as a full directory of where to find a local butcher or supermarket to pur- chase Australian bacon, consumers can head to pork.com.au
A DUTCH pilot study commissioned by the Plastic Soup Founda- tion has found evidence that pigs and cows are exposed to plastic par- ticles via animal feed pellets, but not through fresh feed.
this indicates that the par- ticles were either small enough to be absorbed via the lungs or swallowed and absorbed into the bloodstream via the gut.
tions of plastic particles. However, plastic parti- cles were present in 75 percent of the beef and pork samples tested in the
According to the re- search, feed is known as a possible avenue for the ingestion of plastic parti- cles, as are water and air.
The animals tested had at least three types of plastic particles in their blood.
stated, “Humans may po- tentially be exposed to plastic particles by eating beef or pork, and less likely via milk.”
While the study found evidence that animals are absorbing plastic particles into their bloodstream, it did not investigate the origin of those particles.
The researchers also evaluated milk samples, the majority of which did not contain detectable or quantifiable concentra-
“While this pilot study gives clear indications for plastic exposure of livestock and possibly humans, a larger number of samples would need to be analysed to draw more general conclusions and perform statistical
The study’s authors said
Regardless of how the particles got there, the sources were found in the bloodstream of all ani- mals tested – 12 cows and 12 pigs.
study.
In conclusion the study
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