April 28, 2021
 

Bulgaria's industrial pig farms now allowed to export pork to EU

All industrial pig farms in Bulgaria can freely export locally farmed pork to the European Union, the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) said on April 25.

The European Commission has eased the restrictions on the production of, and trade in pigs and pork, in 20 municipalities of nine Bulgarian regions where some of the largest pig farms are located. Based on positive results in combating African swine fever (ASF) in 2019 and 2020, which were assessed by the European Commission's audits, BFSA has presented to the commission its view that the current principles of regionalisation should no longer apply to the affected regions.

For Bulgaria, this is the second easing of restrictions in a month. In March, the European Commission eased the restrictions in five Bulgarian regions.

Communication between BFSA and the commission continues concerning other areas to which ASF regionalization still applies.

- Bulgarian News Agency