11.   The EU Commission said it needed more time to consider banning on live pig sales from several regions of the Netherlands to counter a widening outbreak of swine fever.

12.   The EU Commission said it needed more time to consider banning live pig sales from several regions of the Netherlands which are affected by the disease.

13.   The EU has already banned live pig exports from large parts of Germany and the Netherlands to prevent the spread of the high-contagious ailment after outbreaks there.

14.   The European Union Commission has placed a ban on the export of live Spanish pigs from affected areas.

15.   The EU Commission said Thursday it needed more time to consider banning live pig sales from several regions of the Netherlands which are affected by the disease.

16.   The Netherlands is hoping the European Union will decide to relax an export ban on live pigs.

17.   The Singapore government said there was no danger of the disease spreading to the general public, as it was likely transmitted by contact with infected live pigs.

18.   The restrictions on exports of live pigs and porcine semen, ova and embryos from areas in the province of Lerida expired Thursday.

19.   The voluntary suspension of the sale of pig lung, liver and kidney will continue until a new system of monitoring and labelling of live pigs is in place.

20.   Belgium on Thursday banned the import of live pigs from the Netherlands following an outbreak of swine fever there, the agriculture ministry said on Thursday.