Romania to slaughter 20,000 pigs

Romania has previously been banned of exporting pork to other EU countries, due to recurring problems with swine fever. The farms in Timis county, which belong to Smithfield foods – of the largest US meat processing companies – will be investigated. Swine fever is contagious, infected pigs must be slaughtered and carcasses are to be incinerated or buried.

 

The virus has already been discovered on the Cenei farm, where the mass slaughter is to take place.