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Canadian bacon is still safe, say Canadian health authorities who have quarantined a herd of pigs thought to have contracted swine flu from a human. This is the first report of the virus moving from humans back to pigs.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said last week:

It is highly probable that the pigs were exposed to the virus from a Canadian who had recently returned from Mexico and had been exhibiting flu-like symptoms. Signs of illness were subsequently observed in the pigs. The individual has recovered and all of the pigs are recovering or have recovered.

Yet China has banned imports of Canadian pork, reports the Financial Post. Alberta’s agriculture minister said that the 2200-pig herd could still be used for food if they checked out after the 10-day quarantine. Flu is not transmissible through food, but the case does indicate that the virus could be prone to rapid mutations, according to the Globe and Mail.

Officials called the import ban, which is also in place in nearly two dozen other countries “disappointing and unfortunate,” reports CTV.