Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No. 62 Series of 2020 Temporary Ban on the Importation of Domestic and Wild Birds and their Products Including Poultry Meat, Day Old Chicks, Eggs and Semen Originating from Mitoyo, Kagawa, Japan

The Order, signed on Nov. 18, 2020,  bans the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products, including poultry meat, day old chicks and semen from Mitoyo City, Kagawa, Japan.  It also immediately suspends the processing, evaluation of the application and issuance of SPS import clearance for the said goods.  All shipments of the said commodities (with the exceptioin of heat treated products) into the country shall be stopped and confiscated by all Veterinary Quarantine Officers/Inspectors at all ports of entry if the provisions in Item 3 are not followed.