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Pork safe to eat, won't cause H1N1 swine flu, says USDA
WASHINGTON—A study conducted by US Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists provides additional confirmation that meat and tissue from pigs exposed to two strains of the pandemic H1N1 virus did not contain virus. The results were published in the Public Library of Science’s online journal. The study was conducted by scientists with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) at the agency’s National Animal Disease Center, part of the USDA National Centers for Animal Health in Ames, Iowa.
