UAE bans poultry imports from countries that experienced bird flu outbreak this November-December
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United Arab Emirates
Egypt
Hungary
Published Dec 11, 2020
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Ministry allows import of live birds, bird byproducts, meat from Egypt and Hungary
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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 ...
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