Interfax, Russia
April 30 2009
Armenia bans pork imports from Mexico, U.S., several European
countries
YEREVAN April 30
Armenia has imposed a temporary ban on imports of pork from countries
where swine flu cases have been registered, Agriculture Minister
Aramais Grigoryan said at a government session on Thursday.
The ban applies to pork and pork products from Mexico, the U.S. and
several European countries.
The import ban will not cause shortages as Armenia produces enough
pork and poultry to meet domestic demand, he said.
Health Minister Arutyun Kushkyan said strict measures to safeguard
public health have been introduced at the nation’s airports and border
crossings and that Armenia has sufficient stocks of medicines. Within
days scanners that indicate the body temperatures of passengers will
be installed at airports, he said.
Armenia mainly imports pork from the U.S., Canada and Brazil.