The ASF virus was identified in the Chinese sausage, which in Taiwan brought a tourist. Contaminated sausage has been released by the WH Group is the world's largest pork producer. This company also belongs to the American myasopererabotki Smithfield Foods, and thus, it is also connected with the Polish group of Animex, Poland's largest pork producer.

The accusations against the WH Group is very serious, and there are suspicions that ASF infected pigs still get to the slaughterhouse of the company.

Earlier, the ASF was detected at the slaughterhouse owned by the group in the village of Zhengzhou in Henan province. It cost a Chinese firm to 85 thousand euros.