UAE bans poultry imports from countries that experienced bird flu outbreak this November-December

Published 2020년 12월 10일

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The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) in Dubai has lifted bans on the import of various agricultural products from Egypt and Hungary, following confirmation from the World Organisation for Animal Health that these countries are free from the avian influenza virus. However, bans have been imposed on the import of birds and their byproducts from several European countries and regions due to outbreaks of the avian influenza. The import of thermally treated poultry products is allowed from all countries. The Ministry also permits the import of birds, hatching eggs, and one-day-old chicks from the UK, but with specific health certificates.

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Dubai: The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) has lifted the ban on importing hatching eggs, table eggs, chicks, processed beef, veal, mutton, lamb, goat and chicken meat from Egypt, in addition to opening the door for importing live cattle and sheep from the country. The decision followed meetings between MOCCAE and Egypt’s Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation and food control authorities, and came close on the heels of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) declaring multiple poultry farms in Egypt free from the avian influenza virus. The Ministry has also lifted the import ban on domestic live birds from Hungary after receiving confirmation from OIE that the country is now free from the virus. On the other hand, MOCCAE has issued nine resolutions, banning the import of birds and their byproducts from areas that recorded outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza in November and December 2020, in keeping with notifications from OIE. Eight ...

Source: Gulfnews