The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday ordered all importers, distributors and retail outlets to immediately recall all pork products imported from countries affected by African Swine Fever (ASF) virus which has largely spread to Philippines’ neighboring countries, particularly China.

 In this photo taken on May 16, 2019, customers buy frozen pork at a local market in Hong Kong. A case of African swine fever has been detected in a Hong Kong slaughterhouse, prompting the culling of all 6,000 pigs at the facility. AP PHOTO

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