“Major Cause of Pork Quality Decline… ‘Food Waste’ Feeding Must Be Completely Banned”

Korea Farmers & Fishermen Newspaper한국농어민신문

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It has been revealed that the amount of ‘food waste feed’ fed to pigs, which has been identified as the main culprit behind the spread of livestock diseases and the deterioration of pork quality, has surged 2.4-fold over the past 20 months. With concerns mounting that food waste, having nowhere to go due to the implementation of the ‘Dog Meat Consumption Abolition Act’ next February, will flood into pig farms, calls for a complete ban on feeding pigs food waste are growing louder.

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