Import suspension of live poultry from the whole state of Rhode Island, poultry meat and egg products from Newport County in Rhode Island and Douglas County in Oregon in the United States of America

In order to prevent the introduction of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of live poultry from the whole state of Rhode Island, poultry meat and egg products from Newport County in Rhode Island and Douglas County in Oregon in the United States of America, including those shipped through third countries, since 24 October 2022 for Rhode Island and 25 October 2022 for Oregon, based on Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control", "Animal Health Requirements for day-old chicks and hatching eggs to be exported to Japan from the United States" and "Animal Health Requirements for the poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from the United States".