Hungarian pork cleared for export to Japan

Japan has agreed to again allow imports of pork from Hungary, Péter Szijjártó, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, said on Sunday.

After months of negotiations, Hungary became the first European country to reach a regionalisation agreement on pork exports with Japan’s food authorities, Szijjártó said on Facebook.

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This means that Hungary has been exempted from restrictions related to African swine fever (ASF) and will be the first European country whose pork products can return to the Japanese market, he said.

Source: MTI