date:May 30, 2012
ent process that considered the science and the New Zealand environment before relaxing the import rules,Carter said.
An important judgement
Existing rules have until now kept New Zealand animals safe from PRRS, making New Zealand one of very few countries in the world that have remained free of the virus.
This is not a trade matter. Pig meat imports from countries affected by PRRS have almost doubled since the rules requiring treatment of potentially infected meat were introduced in 2001,he