# Pig keepers warned not to feed kitchen scraps to pigs due to African swine fever risk - GOV.UK

> UK authorities reminded pig keepers that feeding kitchen scraps and catering waste to farm animals is illegal, citing the risk of African swine fever entering Britain. ASF has not been found in the UK, but the risk level was raised over the summer after spread in Eastern and Central Europe.

- Date: 2017-12-18 · published 2017-12-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67366-pig-keepers-warned-not-to-feed-kitchen-scraps-to-pigs-due-to-african-swine
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

This is a precautionary advisory with no confirmed UK case, so its direct effect on feed or hog prices is minimal.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2020-04-28 | [African swine fever kills 61 pigs in northern Namibia-gov’t \| 1330 & 101.5 WHBL](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53523-african-swine-fever-kills-61-pigs-in-northern-namibia-gov-t-1330-and-101-5-whbl.md) | +19.0% | +13.6% |
| HOGS | 2020-11-19 | [African Swine Fever: Everything you need to know](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50033-african-swine-fever-everything-you-need-to-know.md) | -0.5% | -2.4% |
| HOGS | 2020-01-23 | [Canada leverages public–private partnerships to keep African swine fever at bay](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54967-canada-leverages-public-private-partnerships-to-keep-african-swine-fever-at-bay.md) | -1.9% | -3.3% |
| HOGS | 2019-05-16 | [UMN, SHIC keep close eye on global African swine fever breaks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58966-umn-shic-keep-close-eye-on-global-african-swine-fever-breaks.md) | -0.4% | -8.9% |
| HOGS | 2018-10-30 | [USDA building a wall against African swine fever](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62435-usda-building-a-wall-against-african-swine-fever.md) | -1.5% | -4.3% |

## Sources

- gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pig-keepers-warned-not-to-feed-kitchen-scraps-to-pigs-due-to-african-swine-fever-risk

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