Ukraine has temporarily restricted imports from three EU countries

The State Consumer Service has banned the import of animals and animal products from certain regions of the Netherlands, Lithuania, and Spain due to outbreaks of dangerous animal diseases, reports AVM. The State Consumer Service has banned the import of animals and animal products from certain regions: Netherlands — due to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza; Lithuania — due to the detection of bluetongue; Spain — due to cases of contagious bovine dermal dermatitis. The restrictions apply to live animals, incubation eggs, dairy products, skins, and genetic material, except for products that have undergone processing that guarantees the destruction of pathogens. In particular, cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been recorded in the Netherlands. To prevent the introduction of the pathogen into Ukraine, the import of incubation eggs, poultry, and products from them has been banned, except for those that have undergone special processing that guarantees the ...