Thailand on red alert in bid to stop 'Pig Ebola' crossing border

[Nereus]

Not here, but could well be:
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Australia bars Vietnamese woman for failing to declare raw pork

https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/17725 ... e-raw-pork

SYDNEY: Australia has refused entry to a Vietnamese woman for failing to declare 10kg of raw pork, seafood and poultry on arrival in Sydney, its first expulsion under a more strict biosecurity law, authorities said on Tuesday.

Already known for its tough biosecurity regulations, Australia has increased its vigilance to prevent the devastating African Swine Fever (ASF) from hitting its A$5.4-billion (111 billion baht) pork industry.

The woman, 45, was stopped on Saturday after she flew into Sydney with 4.6kg of pork and smaller amounts of quail, squid, pate, raw eggs and garlic in her luggage, authorities said in a statement.

"In the midst of what is potentially the biggest animal disease event the world has seen, it beggars belief that someone would deliberately attempt to bring pork meat past our border," Agriculture Minister Bridget McKenzie said in a statement, referring to the outbreak that has ravaged pig stocks worldwide.

Rather than levy a fine, and because of the large amount of undeclared food, immigration officials ordered the woman to return to Vietnam, making her the first person denied entry to Australia under the tougher law.

Officials did not give details of the woman apart from her nationality and age, and Reuters was not immediately able to approach her for comment.

[handdrummer]

Bringing raw food into a country seems bizarre. I wonder if she thought that the food wasn't available there?