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Put pork on your fork

This morning I was up early for a pork promotion on Channel Seven’s Sunrise program helping to reiterate to consumers that Australian pork is safe to eat. 

Something like 800 city workers and visitors had the opportunity to taste the best in Australian pork this morning, with over 100 kilograms of fresh pork products, including bacon, sausages and steaks consumed.

This was a great opportunity to spread the word about ‘clean and green’ Australian pork in the wake of the Influenza A-H1N1 virus outbreak (i.e.swine flu).

As I have said previously, and as Mel, Kochie and the Sunrise team said today, this virus is not a food safety issue, and consumers cannot contract it from eating pork.

Today’s barbeque was an initiative of Sunrise, the NSW Farmers’ Association and Australian Pork Limited, with support from generous donors, including Murray Valley Pork, Newland Foods and Dick Stone Meats. Chef Nino Zoccali, head chef and owner of Pendolino’s Restaurant at the Strand Arcade, also volunteered his time and expertise.