4-27 news: Countries ban North American pork products in swine flu outbreak
China has banned hog and pork products imports from Mexico and parts of the United States, namely Texas, Kansas and California. The Chinese health ministry has also warned travelers to Mexico and those three states to avoid contact with pigs and see a doctor immediately if they fall ill.
Russia put a ban on pork imports from Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Florida, as well as the countries of Central American and the Caribbean. Also, it put a meat import ban on Mexico and some U.S. states, according to Reuters.