FACTBOX: Countries slap bans on pork after flu outbreak

(Reuters) - Fears about a global outbreak of a new strain of flu has prompted some countries to ban pork from countries reporting human cases, even though officials have said there is no risk of spreading the virus by eating pork.

The World Health Organization said up to 20 countries have banned imports of pigs, pork and meat from various countries.

Meat packers in the United States cut production this weekend because of an apparent slide in orders.

Here is a list of current U.S. export restrictions:

* Russia - all raw meat (including beef and poultry) from California, Texas, New York, South Carolina; all pork from Arizona, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio

* China - pork and swine from California, Texas, Kansas, New York, Ohio, Arizona, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, South Carolina, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, Virginia

* South Korea - live swine, but not pork

* Kazakhstan - pork from Texas, California, Kansas

* Ukraine - swine, all pork and all products including pet food

* Serbia - raw pork and swine

* Croatia - pork and swine

* Thailand - pork, swine, swine genetics, hides and skins

* United Arab Emirates - all pork

* Indonesia - all pork

* Saint Lucia - pork, swine and pig semen

* Ecuador - all pork

* Honduras - pork and swine

SOURCES: U.S. Trade Representative, U.S. Agriculture Department.

(Reporting by Roberta Rampton)