USDA secretary Tom Vilsack issued a statement reiterating to American consumers that no signs that any American swine have been infected with the virus. “I want to reiterate the same message to our trading partners - our pork and pork products are safe. The discovery of this virus in humans is not a basis for restricting imports of commercially produced U.S. pork and pork products. Any trade restrictions would be inconsistent with World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) guidelines. USDA is working closely with the U.S. Trade Representative's office on these issues,” he added.
Russia banned all meat from California, Texas, Kansas, New York and Ohio; China banned pork from Texas, California and Kansas; Philippines, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates and Ecuador banned all U.S. pork imports; Korea banned U.S. live swine, but not pork; St. Lucia has also banned U.S. pork, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Agriculture Department said.