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APHIS Asking for Comments on Pork Imports from Italy After Finding 6 Regions SVD-Free

The Italian regions of Lombardia, Emilia-Romagna, Veneto, and Piemonte, and the autonomous provinces of Trento and Bolzano are free of swine vesicular disease (SVD), said the Animal and Plant Health and Inspection Service, so requirements for importing pork and pork…

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products and swine may be relaxed. APHIS is asking for comments by Feb. 19 on its determination, which will be available on regulations.gov in docket number APHIS-2012-0094-0001. APHIS also found that because of these regions’ proximity to other SVD-affected regions, additional restrictions will be necessary, it said.