ASF Virus: Health Ministry to take samples of pork-based products


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 03 Nov 2019

A file picture of pork for sale at a supermarket in Beijing, China. - Reuters

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Health Ministry will conduct sampling on pork-based products to ensure that they are free from contamination of the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus.

Health Ministry director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the sampling was to verify the effectiveness of the retort process, a food processing method.

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African Swine Fever , AFS , Health Ministry , Pork , China

   

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