Russia Bans U.S. Meat Products

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   and suddenly - after April 29th things got really quiet . 

Julie Farby - AHN Reporter
Moscow, Russia (AHN) - Russia is extending its ban on raw meat imports due to 
the outbreak of swine flu in the U.S. states of New York and Ohio, as well as on 
all cooked meat products that could be carried in the form of personal luggage 
of airplane passengers and crew.
Russia's top veterinarian said on Monday that the country, which had already 
banned meat imports from some countries hit by the virus, including from top 
poultry meat supplier, the United States, could introduce new bans depending on 
where the disease spreads.
Starting last Sunday, the ban applied to all types of meat from Mexico, 
Texas, California, and Kansas, and to raw pork from from Alabama, Arizona, 
Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Florida, countries of 
Central America and the Caribbean.
Confirmed outbreaks of the swine flu in Mexico, where some 149 people have 
died, has prompted health authorities in the United States, Canada and Europe to 
put customs officers on alert.
According to the report, cases of the new pig flu virus, which has components 
of classic avian, human and swine flu viruses but has not actually been 
documented thus far in pigs, were also suspected in France, Italy and Israel. 
comment: This is what the "it not really a problem-is all about- money." 
Medclinician

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	and suddenly - after April 29th things got really quiet . Julie Farby - AHN Reporter Moscow, Russia (AHN) - Russia is extending its ban on raw meat imports due to the outbreak of swine flu in the U.S. states of New York and Ohio, as well as on all cooked meat products that could be carried in the form of personal luggage of airplane passengers and crew. Russia's top veterinarian said on Monday that the country, which had already banned meat imports from some countries hit by the virus, including from top poultry meat supplier, the United States, could introduce new bans depending on where the disease spreads. Starting last Sunday, the ban applied to all types of meat from Mexico, Texas, California, and Kansas, and to raw pork from from Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Florida, countries of Central America and the Caribbean. Confirmed outbreaks of the swine flu in Mexico, where some 149 people have died, has prompted health authorities in the United States, Canada and Europe to put customs officers on alert. According to the report, cases of the new pig flu virus, which has components of classic avian, human and swine flu viruses but has not actually been documented thus far in pigs, were also suspected in France, Italy and Israel. comment: This is what the "it not really a problem-is all about- money." Medclinician