1220 Dramatic Interception: Sixth Confirmed Case of African Swine Fever! Brought in from Macao, China and Intercepted, 6 Violations on the 20th
Pork products brought in from China have once again tested positive for African swine fever! The Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine under the Council of Agriculture announced that African swine fever virus genes were detected in pork sausages brought in by a Chinese traveler from Macao, China. This is the 6th positive case since testing began (1 case each on October 31, November 13, and November 30, and 2 cases on December 12). The meat was sampled and then confiscated and destroyed.
From midnight to 4 p.m. on December 20 (today), there were 6 cases in total. One case of pork sausage brought back from China was fined 200,000 yuan, while the rest comprised four cases fined 30,000 yuan and one case fined 10,000 yuan. The Bureau once again reminds the public not to bring meat products into the country and not to order foreign meat products online for delivery to Taiwan. Violators will face heavy penalties, so do not test the law.
The Bureau once again reminds the public not to bring meat products into the country and not to order foreign meat products online for delivery to Taiwan. Violators will face heavy penalties, so do not test the law. The Bureau finally appeals to the public: if anyone has information on the smuggling of animals or animal products, they are welcome to report it to the Bureau. The toll-free reporting hotline is 0800-039131, and if the report is verified, a reward of up to 5 million yuan may be obtained.
Dead pig in Yilan not African swine fever
Yesterday, a dead pig was found on the beach near the mouth of the Lanyang River in Wujie Township, Yilan County. After receiving the report, the local animal disease control center immediately sent personnel to investigate. Huang Jiahong, head of the Third Section of the Yilan County Animal Disease Control Center, said that it was preliminarily ruled out that the pig was an African swine fever pig drifting over from China.
Huang pointed out that the dead pig had been dead for about two days, and its appearance differed from the characteristics of African swine fever. "Pigs that die of African swine fever show bleeding and redness of the body, and the spleen becomes enlarged, but the dead pig at the scene did not." In addition, the dead pig was of the white pig breed widely raised in Taiwan, which differs from the main breeds raised in China. Nevertheless, to be safe, samples were taken from the dead pig and sent to the Animal Health Research Institute for testing, and the carcass was packed in sealed bags, transported back to the animal disease control center, and incinerated.
The test results came out this morning (the 20th). Xu Rongbin, head of the Animal Disease Control Division of the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, said that the African swine fever virus nucleic acid in the dead pig tested negative, confirming that it was not a pig infected with African swine fever. However, there are no pig farms within a 3-kilometer radius of the area, and where the dead pig came from is still under investigation. The site where it was found has already been disinfected by the Yilan County Animal Disease Control Center.
*First 200,000 yuan fine today (the 20th):
At around 1 p.m. today (the 20th), a Taiwanese citizen surnamed Huang who entered the country from Beijing on China Airlines flight CA-185 was found with a total of 2 kg of undeclared pork products in his luggage. He was fined NT$200,000 on the spot in accordance with the Regulations on Animal Infectious Disease Control and was sent to the Hsinchu Branch of the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine for further processing.
(Photo provided by Taipei Customs)
200,000 yuan for one case, brought back from China by a Taiwanese citizen
30,000 yuan for 4 cases, 10,000 yuan for 1, Chinese Taiwanese, Chinese, 1 Taiwanese returning from China
10,000 yuan for 1 case, Taiwanese returning from Japan
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