Food waste on the roads is a risk for the spread of swine fever –

As a result of the African swine fever outbreak in Fagersta, much focus has been directed to the country’s waste facilities. Now the LRF is alerting Mälardalen about another serious risk factor for the spread of infection. Food scraps dumped on roads by vehicles registered abroad from countries suffering from African swine fever.

“The message from LRF Mälardalen is clear: we already have swine fever here and we don’t want to risk it spreading or new infections coming here.” Regarding the many privately owned rest areas that charge fees for trucks that stop overnight, there have been reports in recent years of Vehicles registered abroad illegally stop at operational turning points designated for emergency vehicles and service vehicles of the Swedish Transport Administration,” LRF said in a press release.

“Regarding illegal stopping, there are now alerts about the disposal of food waste. Waste that often originates from other countries where African swine fever is more prevalent. It has been observed in other parts of Sweden how foreign registered trucks stop at transfer points and dump all the rubbish.” Potential. Among others, food leftovers in the form of pork products, often coming from countries where African swine fever is present,” LRF Mälardalen points out and continues:

“It would be tantamount to a forced cull and mean a great risk of African swine fever spreading into our parts of the country as well. Something that would have serious consequences, not only for pig farmers, but also for forestry and crop farming, and not least for the common man and the common law.”

LRF wrote that the Swedish Transport Administration has made it clear that it is aware of the problem and agrees that it is very serious.

“In the short term, the Swedish Transport Administration considers that the best solution is a greater police presence and fining more people, but in the long term, more rest areas should be built where heavy traffic can stop under controlled conditions. The Swedish Transport Administration also points out Rest areas and passenger stops have become a place for suspicious activities such as smuggling and illegal shipping.