New Zealand - Provisional import health standards for pig meat and pig meat products released
http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/media/07-04-2009/provisional-ihs-pig-meat
07-Apr-2009 (17 years 2 months 6 days ago)MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) issued provisional Import Heath Standards (IHSs) for pig meat, pig meat products and by-products from Canada, the EU, Mexico and the USA.
The four provisional IHSs include risk management measures based on a risk analysis on porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus in pig meat. PRRS is a viral disease of pigs found in many pig-producing countries, but which is not found in New Zealand or Australia.