The White-Coated Pork Agri-Food Interprofessional Organization (INTERPORC) has placed animal health, food safety and internationalization at the center of the debate on the future of Spanish pork during the XLV ANAPORC Congress, being held these days in Tarragona.
In this context, INTERPORC organized the roundtable “The role of veterinarians in herd health and food safety: a successful model for internationalization,” moderated by Daniel de Miguel, Deputy Director and Director of International Affairs at INTERPORC, with the participation of Carmen González, Deputy Director General for Health Agreements and Border Control at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; Ignasi Pons, Director General of FECIC; and Antonio Jové, Director of Institutional Relations at Olot Meats Group.
The meeting highlighted the close relationship between animal health, food safety, professionalization and internationalization, as well as the fundamental role of veterinarians in preserving market confidence and facilitating access for Spanish products to international destinations.
Daniel de Miguel emphasized that “animal health is a collective asset that we must all take care of.” Along the same lines, Carmen González highlighted the role of the farm veterinarian, animal health visits and regionalization as key tools for strengthening biosecurity, protecting health status and maintaining the confidence of international markets.
For his part, Ignasi Pons has underscored the importance of veterinarians and food quality and safety departments in ensuring compliance with the health and commercial requirements of foreign markets. Antonio Jové has identified market diversification, maintaining health status and improving business efficiency as future challenges.
A sector ready for a new international phase
During the opening of the Congress, the conseller d’Agricultura, Ramaderia, Pesca i Alimentació de Catalunya highlighted that the pork sector is “one of the most efficient sectors in the world” and praised its ability to face challenges such as African Swine Fever (ASF). He also noted that Catalonia is in the final phase of the ASF outbreak in wild boar and that more than 100 million euros have been allocated to its eradication.
As part of the Congress, INTERPORC also presented its new campaign, “Proud of What’s Ours”, an initiative that has just begun its journey with the launch of the spot that will underpin the campaign and seeks to highlight the economic, social and territorial importance of Spain’s pork sector.
1 October 2026 - INTERPORC