The news revealed yesterday by El Nacional's En Blau that a famous European porn actor has returned a positive test for HIV and that, as a result, all X-rated film production in Europe was paused has sparked alarm throughout the industry. Actors and actresses have been talking about the extra tests they've undergone, whether they've worked with the actor involved recently or not, others talking about cancelled shoots, the mother of the actor in question denying the reports to the website Jaleos...
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Now, the sector's non-profit trade association has released a statement on the issue. Their work involves maintaining the PASS database of testing results for pornographic actors, to help reduce the spread of STDs in the industry. In the statement they make a number of "strong" recommendations as to how the industry should response: extra tests and specific conditions on the pause in production. There's no equivalent body in Europe.
