Canada has no plan to cull a herd of pigs that was infected by the A/H1N1 flu virus, an official said on Wednesday.

When some 200 pigs have recovered and are healthy, they could be slaughtered and butchered for meat, Brian Evans, the vice-president of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency told a press conference in Ottawa.

He reassured that pork and pork products are safe for consumption.

"In Canada we do not slaughter sick animals for food. We do not process dead animals for food so the guidelines and concerns that have been brought forward by the WHO are in fact addressed by our meat inspection program in Canada," he said.

Health officials confirmed last week that some pigs from an Alberta pig farm were infected with the H1N1 flu virus. Authorities believe the disease may have come from a farm worker who had traveled to Mexico. The pigs have since been quarantined and "recovering well," officials said.