Letter of the Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan on the introduction of temporary restrictions on the importation and transit to the territory of Kazakhstan from the County of Skåne of Sweden of live poultry and hatching eggs, down and feathers, poultry meat and all types of poultry products that have not undergone heat treatment, feed and feed additives for birds, hunting trophies that have not undergone taxidermy, used equipment for k

Emergency notifications (SPS) 2025-06-17
G/SPS/N/KAZ/215

Description

The Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan reports that on the basis of the official notification of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), an outbreak of avian influenza virus was registered in the County of Skåne of Sweden. In this regard, since 5 March 2025, temporary restrictions have been introduced on the importation and transit to the territory of Kazakhstan from the territory of the County of Skåne of Sweden of live poultry and hatching eggs, down and feathers, poultry meat and all types of poultry products that have not undergone heat treatment (at least 70 °C), feed and feed additives for birds (with the exception of feed additives of plant origin, chemical and microbiological synthesis), hunting trophies that have not undergone taxidermy (game birds), used equipment for keeping, slaughtering and cutting birds.

Keywords

Animal diseases; Food safety; Animal health; Human health; Avian Influenza; Pest- or Disease- free Regions / Regionalization