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Indiana Pork Statement Regarding H1N1 virus
Indiana Pork recognizes the concern Hoosiers feel regarding the H1N1 virus. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), there is no evidence that this strain of influenza is in the American pig supply and to date none of the reported cases have been caused by contact with pigs. Indiana’s pig farmers are working vigilantly to ensure the safety of their animals and employees through on-farm disease prevention and increased biosecurity measures.
Food safety is a core value for America’s pork producers. The CDC has made it very clear that the virus cannot be transmitted by eating pork products. We encourage Hoosiers to continue purchasing, consuming and enjoying pork.
For more information, visit the Indiana State Department of Agriculture at http://www.in.gov/isda/2520.htm and the Indiana State Department of Health at http://www.in.gov/isdh/24572.htm
Indiana Pork Responds to HBO Documentary:
Death on a Factory Farm
Recently HBO began running a documentary titled "Death on a Factory Farm". The 87-minute documentary focuses on the treatment of animals at an Ohio hog farm in 2007 and presents the results of an investigation by a group called the "Humane Farming Association".
Indiana Pork issued a statement in response to this documentary:
Like most viewers unfamiliar with farming, Indiana's pork producers were also appalled by the incidents of animal mistreatment highlighted in the recent HBO special report, and categorically condemn the behavior of the few individuals highlighted in the documentary...click here to view the statement in its entirety.