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Australian Government Will Appeal Pork Case, Seek Stay

The Australian government announced yesterday (June 7) that it will appeal a May 27 ruling by an Australian judge that pork imports from countries such as the United States could put hogs at risk to post weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS).   Australia Pork Ltd, one of the organizations which launched the court case, is calling for a ban on imports. The Australian ministry of agriculture, fisheries and forestry also said in a press release it would “if necessary, seek a stay of Orders flowing from the judgment pending the determination of the appeal.” It is thus hoped that product en route will not be denied entry and imports of U.S. pork will not be stopped while the case is in the courts, but this is not certain.

The Australian Meat Industry Council in a briefing paper released June 7 said the court decision has “extremely serious consequences for the meat industry in Australia,” which would include “a dramatic shortfall in the supply of fresh pigmeat to the Australian smallgoods manufacturers. This has been estimated to be of the order of 40 percent of throughput.”

Australia                                                                                    

Australian Government Will Appeal Pork Case, Seek Stay

The Australian government announced yesterday (June 7) that it will appeal a May 27 ruling by an Australian judge that pork imports from countries such as the United States could put hogs at risk to post weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS).   Australia Pork Ltd, one of the organizations which launched the court case, is calling for a ban on imports. The Australian ministry of agriculture, fisheries and forestry also said in a press release it would “if necessary, seek a stay of Orders flowing from the judgment pending the determination of the appeal.” It is thus hoped that product en route will not be denied entry and imports of U.S. pork will not be stopped while the case is in the courts, but this is not certain.

The Australian Meat Industry Council in a briefing paper released June 7 said the court decision has “extremely serious consequences for the meat industry in Australia,” which would include “a dramatic shortfall in the supply of fresh pigmeat to the Australian smallgoods manufacturers. This has been estimated to be of the order of 40 percent of throughput.”