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On Flu Vaccine List, Swine Workers Should Be ‘At Least Equal’ With Santa
While acknowledging that, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus,” the National Pork Producers Council is asking that pork industry workers be given at least equal billing with shopping mall St. Nicks on any priority list of those who should receive the vaccine for the novel H1N1 flu.

H1N1 FLU UPDATE

The H1N1 Flu is a respiratory illness, not a food-borne illness. Click here for facts about the H1N1 flu outbreak.

CHINESE CHICKEN

NPPC is urging Senate and House lawmakers negotiating the fiscal 2010 agriculture spending bill to reject language that bans Chinese poultry products from entering the U.S.  The ban is adversely affecting U.S. pork exports to China. Click here for information on this issue.

            WE CARE

NPPC and the National Pork Board have launched a program, We Care, to promote pork producers' long-standing commitment to responsible pork production. Click here to learn more about We Care.