Malaysia widens ban on pork products


Enjoy the festivities: There should be no effect on barbecued dried pork as well as other Chinese New Year delicacies such as lap mei fun, lap cheong and yun cheong as they are locally sourced, says Sim (inset).

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is stepping up its enforcement to prevent the African swine fever (ASF) virus from spreading to the nation following its outbreak in other countries with the Year of the Pig approaching.

There will be a temporary ban expansion on pork products from six countries including China following the virus outbreak instead of only live pigs and frozen pork.

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