Is it safe to eat Chinese pork?
Japan does not import pork from China's southwestern Sichuan Province of Sichuan, where a fatal swine disease is spreading, officials at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said Friday, according to Kyodo News.
The Japanese government officials also said all Chinese pork imports into Japan are treated with heat, thus brushing aside concerns that the disease will spread in the country. It seems they are not considering this a threat at all.
Today, Xinhua reports that 141 people are hospitalized in China and 15 of them are in "critical condition". The disease, swine streptococosis II, is often lethal to humans. The death toll of the pig-borne endemic in the Sichuan Province reached 34 as of Saturday, according to the Chinese Ministry of Health.
Update: On August 8, China Daily reported that four officials have been fired for deception and failing to do their jobs properly during the fight against the spread of streptococcus suis from pigs to people. It is also reported that at least 200 people have contracted the disease, and that there were still 101 people in hospital, 10 in a serious condition.
The Japanese government officials also said all Chinese pork imports into Japan are treated with heat, thus brushing aside concerns that the disease will spread in the country. It seems they are not considering this a threat at all.
Today, Xinhua reports that 141 people are hospitalized in China and 15 of them are in "critical condition". The disease, swine streptococosis II, is often lethal to humans. The death toll of the pig-borne endemic in the Sichuan Province reached 34 as of Saturday, according to the Chinese Ministry of Health.
Update: On August 8, China Daily reported that four officials have been fired for deception and failing to do their jobs properly during the fight against the spread of streptococcus suis from pigs to people. It is also reported that at least 200 people have contracted the disease, and that there were still 101 people in hospital, 10 in a serious condition.
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