date:May 30, 2012
The Wellington High Court judgement has relaxed health standards on imported pig meat, a move that will allow products in from countries known to have the virus, a pork industry body said.
The body representing pork farmers, NZPork, has filed papers appealing against the High Courts judgment.
A spokesperson from NZPork told FoodNavigator-Asia that around about 800,000 kg of pig meat is imported into New Zealand each week, accounting for about 45% of total pig meat consumed.
Ian Carter, NZPo