December 27, 2022

Trade in pigs from Italy's Sardinia island permitted without restrictions

For the first time in decades, trade in pigs and pig products from the Italian island of Sardinia will be authorised in some areas without health restrictions, under the control of competent authorities.

Additionally, new measures subject other areas to lighter restrictions than the previous ones, with a localised area still remaining subject to stricter conditions on movements of pigs and pig products from the island.  These changes reflect the current epidemiological situation of the disease in Sardinia and stem from a commission proposal, which received EU member states' full support, to review the island's zoning measures.

The measure reopens trade for 84% of Sardinia's pig production, according to statements by the president of the region, Christian Solinas.

The number of African swine fever outbreaks in Sardinia has drastically declined, as confirmed by an audit and new data from Italian authorities.

- Pig333