The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a notice to the hog industry about traceability.
The notice reminds industry stakeholders they need to properly identify, keep records and report the movement of pigs under their care or control from birth or import to slaughter or export.
Those stakeholders include farmers, breeders, transporters and auction markets.
The CFIA says traceability systems can be used to identify and locate animals anywhere in the supply chain, from birth to slaughter.
The Agency argues that benefits the industry by helping limit the economic impacts of animal health emergencies such as animal disease outbreaks.
And the CFIA points out anyone failing to meet those traceability requirements could be subject to enforcement actions such as warnings, fines or prosecution.
You can contact PigTrace Canada or your provincial pork association for more information on the Canadian hog traceability system.
