33 Pork News & Views Pork News & Views Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Better Pork | February 2024 Illegally imported pork recalled in US The UDSA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, FSIS, found illegally imported pork during a routine inspection of a retail store. The products were ready-to-eat pork chicharrónes. The products were imported from Honduras. There are restrictions on the export of pork from Honduras to the US because of the risk of Classical Swine Fever (CSF). The product did not bear a USDA mark of inspection. The products were imported into Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. A recall was issued, and the FSIS will conduct a recall effectiveness audit. (National Hog Farmer,9/27/23). Take Home Message: This research article emphasizes how easily African Swine Fever or Classical Swine Fever could be brought into Canada through pork products. Therefore, it is important that producers remember that biosecurity on and off your farm is the most important line of defense. Review biosecurity protocols, including ensuring no pork products are allowed in the barn, with your family members and with staff. (This article is an excerpt from the Ontario Animal Health Network (OAHN) Swine Industry Report. To read the full report visit oahn.ca. The No Meat in Barns poster is available in several languages at ontariopork.on.ca/communications/asf-resources.) From PNV in 1983 2nd Guelph Pork Symposium rated high A sell out crowd of pork producers and agribusiness personnel attended the 2nd Guelph Pork Symposium at Waterloo Inn on April 12 and 13, 1983. Researchers from England, Scotland, Sweden, United States and Canada presented information on swine environments and facilities. Hopefully some of the new and acceptable ideas provided at this symposium can be incorporated into Ontario pork production. Symposiums of this calibre can help keep Ontario pork producers competitive on a world-wide basis. Livestock Symposium ‘83 Approximately 800 Iivestock producers and agribusiness personnel attended the Livestock Symposium '83 in Stratford on ApriI 8th. Emphasis was on Human Relations - Coping with Stress, How to Succeed, Humour, Attitudes and Motivation. Quotes from the livestock symposium The following are some quotations that I felt were noteworthy: I. Stress is self Imposed. We all need some stress to motivate us, but too much stress can be harmful. 2. Some people have a post gradua- te degree in worry, and most of their worries never happen. 3. Ulcers do not come from what you eat, but from what's eating you. 4. It's all right to disagree, but do not be disagreeable. 5. Don't let other people turn you against your own instincts. 6. Only you can control your attitude. 7. The more time you take off upgra- ding and investing in yourself, the more money you will make. 8. I refuse to dwell on the past. I think about the future because it is where I will spend the rest of my life. 9. You can be a winner or a loser. Only you can make that decision. 10. Say something nice to your spouse (husband or wife) every day. Recorded by Andy J. Bunn, Swine Specialist, O.M.A.F.
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