Jeju Island in South Korea bans imports of poultry meat and products from Jeonbuk from the 4th

Published 2022년 12월 3일

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Jeju Island has imposed a ban on the import of poultry meat and products from Jeonbuk province, starting from 0:00 on December 4, in response to the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a meat duck farm in Gochang-gun, Jeollabuk-do. The ban includes poultry products from several other provinces and cities. However, with certain conditions, poultry products from areas not included in the ban can be brought in. The ban may be lifted by Gangwon province on the 6th, provided no further outbreaks occur. The provincial government has also implemented additional measures to prevent the spread of the virus.

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(Jeju = Yonhap News) Reporter Byeon Ji-cheol = Jeju Island announced on the 3rd that it will ban the import of poultry meat and products from Jeonbuk from 0:00 on the 4th. The ban on imports follows the confirmation of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) at a meat duck farm in Gochang-gun, Jeollabuk-do. The province currently bans live poultry from other cities and provinces, as well as poultry products from Chungnam, North, Gangwon, Gyeonggi, Jeonnam, and Ulsan, from being brought into the province. As the ban on importing poultry products has expanded to Jeonbuk following Ulsan with this measure, poultry products produced and processed in places other than those areas must be reported to the Animal Hygiene Testing Center in advance with supporting documents such as a certificate of production area (☎ 064-710-8551∼ 2), and can be brought in only when there is no problem after checking at the airport or port. However, heated products or imported livestock products can be ...

Source: Yna