The U.S. government today recognised the regions of Umbria and Tuscany, Italy, as being free of swine vesicular disease (MVS), effective 12 July. As a result of this decision, exports of fresh and short-matured (less than 400 days) pork products from Tuscany and Umbria to the United States will resume.
“I am very happy with the U.S. decision to lift the export ban on products from Umbria and Tuscany. I have been raising this issue since my first meetings with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other members of the US Administration. I would like to thank him for this important result,” commented Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani.
“We have worked on this issue together with Washington, bringing the government, embassy and territories together as a team. With today’s announcement, we have now entered the implementation phase, with exports resuming on 12 July. This is yet another result of the work we are carrying out through a resolute Growth Diplomacy action, aimed at supporting the activities of Italian companies abroad,” Tajani concluded.
