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Article: USDA starts trichinae certification.(Hog Industry: INSIDER)(United States. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)(Brief article)
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- Feedstuffs
- Article date:
- May 21, 2007
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THE U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has proposed to establish a voluntary trichinae certification program for U.S. pork.
Because farm management practices, biosecurity and farm hygiene have improved significantly over the last 50 years, Trichinella spiralis is rare in the U.S. and is not currently required as part of a testing program in the U.S.
The European Union and other overseas markets, however, require testing for all imports of fresh pork and fresh pork products.
According to APHIS, the proposed voluntary certification program would ensure that American ...