Philippines bans import of birds from two North American states due to bird flu

Published 2024년 1월 18일

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The Philippines has banned the import of poultry and related products from California and Ohio due to outbreaks of avian flu, in an effort to protect local birds from possible infections. Although ships already in transit or loaded with merchandise before January 15 may still enter the country if the birds were slaughtered two weeks before the outbreaks, the ban will have an impact on the Philippines' poultry supply as the United States is the second largest supplier to the country. This ban is in line with similar prohibitions in other countries, including the EU and Singapore, due to outbreaks of avian flu.

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Starting this Wednesday, January 17, the Philippines prohibits the import of poultry and poultry products from California and Ohio (United States) due to outbreaks of avian flu, in line with similar prohibitions in other countries in the region. This ban aims to protect local birds from possible infections and affects domestic and wild birds, chicken meat and eggs, according to the Philippine Ministry of Agriculture. All ships from California and Ohio that are already in transit and loaded or that have been accepted in Philippine ports before January 15 will be able to bring the merchandise into the country if the birds were slaughtered two weeks before the outbreaks. The United States is the second largest supplier of poultry to the Philippines, after China. The Philippines had already stopped poultry imports from Belgium and France this month, also due to outbreaks of bird flu. The EU suspended the entry of poultry at the end of November due to bird flu outbreaks in the United ...

Source: Agropopular