Taiwan removes Finland from ASF-free list, bans imports of Finnish pork products

Taiwan’s Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) on Friday removed Finland from its list of African swine fever (ASF)-free areas and warned that anyone caught importing pork products from Finland could face penalties, after the country confirmed domestic ASF cases.In a notice, the Central Emergency Operation Center (CEOC) for ASF said the Finnish Food Authority had announced on Thursday that ASF had been detected in the country.According to the Finnish agency, preliminary tests on the carcasses of three wild boar piglets found in Virolahti, Finland’s southeasternmost municipality, returned positive results for ASF. Quarantine awareness posters and a quarantine dog plushie warn travelers about pork products potentially infected with African swine fever at Taipei Songshan airport. Staff writer, with C