THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has slapped a temporary ban on poultry products from New Zealand following a bird flu outbreak. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.
THE Department of Agriculture has slapped a temporary ban on poultry products from New Zealand following a bird flu outbreak.
The DA said it imposed the ban after Mary Van Andel, Council member-Chief Veterinary Officer of the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries, confirmed an H7N6 High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza case in East Otago, Waitaki, Canterbury, New Zealand, on November 23.“There is need to prevent the entry of HPAI virus to protect the health of the local poultry population,” it read.
He also noted that only birds slaughtered or products processed on or before November 9, 2024, will be allowed to enter the country. The ban does not cover heat-treated products. Meanwhile, the agency warned that shipments which failed to comply would be stopped and confiscated by all veterinary quarantine officers or inspectors at all major ports of entry.temporary ban on poultry products from areas with bird flu outbreaks as a preventive measure.
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