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FACTBOX-Countries slap bans on US pork after flu outbreak

Published 05/05/2009, 08:40 AM
Updated 05/05/2009, 08:56 AM

(Updates list of states affected by China ban. Adds Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan to list.)

May 5 (Reuters) - Fears about a global outbreak of a new strain of flu has prompted some countries to ban pork from countries reporting human cases, even though officials have said there is no risk of spreading the virus by eating pork.

Here is a list of current restrictions on U.S. pork and meat:

* Russia - all raw meat (including beef and poultry) from California, Texas, New York, South Carolina; all pork from Arizona, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio

* China - pork and swine from California, Texas, Kansas, New York, Ohio, Arizona, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, South Carolina, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, Virginia, Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, and Wisconsin

* South Korea - live swine, but not pork

* Kazakhstan - pork from Texas, California, Kansas

* Uzbekistan - all pork

* Kyrgyzstan - all pork

* Ukraine - swine, all pork and all products including pet food

* Serbia - raw pork and swine

* Croatia - pork and swine

* Thailand - pork, swine, swine genetics, hides and skins

* United Arab Emirates - all pork

* Indonesia - all pork

* Saint Lucia - pork, swine and pig semen

* Ecuador - all pork

* Honduras - pork and swine SOURCES: U.S. Trade Representative, U.S. Agriculture Department. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by John Picinich)

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