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People buying pork at Strong's Market at 1909 W. 8th Street in Anderson. Strong's Market meat department employee Kelly Millspaugh fills the case with pork chops Tuesday afternoon. Millspaugh said customers are talking about the swine flu but are still buying the same amount of pork products.
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Tyson Foods posted this notice about the swine flu on the meat case at Strong's Market Tuesday morning stating that their pork products are safe and that they have no pork processing operations or hog farms in Mexico.
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Meat department employees Reba Vandergrifft and Kelly Millspaugh talk to customer Amber Smith after completing her order for thick pork chops and country ribs at Strong's Market in Anderson.
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Published April 28, 2009 07:46 pm - ANDERSON —Though swine flu may be causing pork stocks to drop, it seems to be having little effect on area shoppers.

Area markets not seeing swine flu confusion
Pork sales steady despite swine nickname

By Brandi Watters, Herald Bulletin Staff Writer

ANDERSON —Though swine flu may be causing pork stocks to drop, it seems to be having little effect on area shoppers.

Connie Gardner, of Marsh Supermarket’s corporate office in Indianapolis, said the store has not witnessed a drop in pork sales, and hasn’t encountered customers questioning butchers about the safety of pork.

In Anderson, Strong’s Market is also weathering the swine flu unscathed.

Manager Linda Bush said pork sales are fine, and her customers seem confident that pork is safe.

“We’re OK with everything on our pork.”

Even though eating pork has been deemed safe by World Health Organization officials, a sign was posted at the meat counter at Strong’s Market on Tuesday reassuring customers that the market does not purchase pork from Mexico.

Contact Brandi Watters: 640-4847, brandi.watters@heraldbulletin.com