Brussels updates poultry imports and surveillance of avian influenza cases

The European Commission (EC) protects itself against possible cases of bird flu. This time, the entity led by Ursula Von der Leyen decided to revise the authorization of meat into the EU, Poultry and poultry from five countries: Canada, Chile, the United States and the United Kingdom. This is due to cases of bird flu and the Netherlands has also updated its protected and surveillance areas for the disease.

As published and reported in the Official Journals of the European Union (DOUE), United Kingdom and United States (USA) New outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza reported (GAAP) for poultry in Kent County, England, and New York State, respectively.

EC has evaluated this information and decided to suspend the entry of poultry consignments into the EU, Poultry germ products and fresh meat from poultry and game birds from these areas to protect animal health in the EU.

On the other hand, the European Commission These products have been reauthorized for entry

From British Columbia, Canada, Metropolitan Chile, and the US states of Michigan, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

Bird flu outbreaks were detected in these places from March to June This led to a suspension of poultry imports, The health condition has been considered overcome by the EU after the countries sent the information.Within the European Union, the European Community New bird flu protection and surveillance areas established After the province of Flevoland in the Netherlands notified an outbreak of the disease in the area.

The purpose of this measure is to “to prevent any unnecessary interference with intra-EU trade and to prevent third countries from imposing unreasonable obstacles to trade”,

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