PRRS-resistant pigs are now approved for sale as food and feed in Canada after rigorous and thorough review, announces Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Additionally, Environment & Climate Change Canada (ECCC) conducted its own review of the research and data and concluded that pigs resistant to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) may now be manufactured or imported in Canada.
“Health Canada has concluded that foods made from these pigs are as safe and nutritious for people to eat as pork currently available in Canada,” according to a Health Canada release. “The CFIA has confirmed that these pigs are also safe and effective for use in livestock feeds.”
In 2024, the Canadian swine industry generated over $6.3 billion in farm cash receipts, and Canada produced 2.34 million metric tons of pork and exported 1.45 million metric tons of pork. As of Jan. 1, 2025, there were 13.9 million hogs on 6,885 Canadian farms.
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