Import suspension of poultry meat or egg products from parts of the United Kingdom; Import suspension of live poultry, poultry meat or egg products from parts of Brazil and parts of the United States of America

Addendum to Emergency Notification (SPS) 2023-10-27
G/SPS/N/JPN/1235/Add.1

Description

On 20 October 2023, MAFF has lifted the import suspension measures on the importation of poultry meat and egg products from the State of Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil, which was implemented based on Articles 37 and 44 of the “Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control” and other relevant requirements, in order to prevent the introduction of the High pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan.

Keywords

Zoonoses; Animal health; Avian Influenza; Animal diseases; Withdrawal of the measure; Animal diseases; Animal health; Avian Influenza; Zoonoses