The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday lifted the nine-month ban on pig products and by-products from Singapore due to the elimination of the threat of African swine fever (ASF) in that country.
“The temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild pigs and their products, including pork meat, pig skin, processed animal proteins, and semen originating from Singapore, is hereby lifted,” said the FDA in its Order No. 2023-0790-A.
The agency said the lifting of the ban is in accordance with the official self-declaration report of Singapore in the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) and the supporting documents submitted by the Chief Veterinary Officer Director General of Animal and Veterinary Service of Singapore stating all ASFV reported events have ended with resolved status and no additional outbreaks.
The FDA said it also based its decision on the evaluation of Department of Agriculture.
“The risk of contamination from domestic and wild pigs and their products, including pork meat, pig skin, processed animal proteins, and semen originating from Singapore, is now negligible,” it noted.
The ban was imposed in May 2023.
FDA said the ban imposed on tpork products from the following countries shall remain in effect: China, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Vietnam, Zambia, South Africa, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Mongolia, Moldova, Hong Kong, North Korea, Laos, Germany, Indonesia, Greece, Myanmar, Serbia, Slovakia, South Korea, Zimbabwe, Malaysia, Thailand, Italy, and Czech Republic.
