Don't blame the pig
Swine flu is North American Influenza (H1N1) as far as the N.C. Department of Agriculture is concerned.
Our hogs haven't got it, the department says.
The N.C. Pork Council isn't keen on linking this fast-spreading illness to swine either, Dome reports.
"This is not an issue of food safety so we'll keep hammering away with the messages that pork is safe to eat and there is no evidence this influenza subtype is present in pigs," spokeswoman Deborah Johnson told The N&O column.
Right. But, unfortunately, it seems like it's too late already to stop the swine. This pig has left the pen.
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I'm just hoping all this hoopla causes a sell-off of pork products in grocery stores at vastly reduced prices.
Bacon sandwiches every day...yummmm!!
Posted on April 30, 2009 9:30 AM
I prefer mine in the form of barbecue sandwiches.
Posted on April 30, 2009 10:17 AM