Letter of the Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the introduction of temporary restrictions on the importation to the territory of Kazakhstan from the autonomous community of Andalusia of Spain 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, used equipment for keeping, slaug

Emergency notifications (SPS) 2022-10-11
G/SPS/N/KAZ/116

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 (OIE), outbreaks of Newcastle disease was registered in the autonomous community of Andalusia of Spain. In this regard, since 15 July 2022, temporary restrictions have been introduced on the importation to the territory of Kazakhstan from the autonomous community of Andalusia of Spain 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 chemical and microbiological synthesis), trophies of the chase that have not undergone taxidermy treatment (feather game), used equipment for keeping, slaughtering and cutting birds, as well as transit through the territory of Kazakhstan of live poultry from the above territory. With regard to the above goods shipped before 15 July 2022, the decision to let them pass is made in the usual manner.

Keywords

Animal health; Human health; Newcastle Disease; Food safety; Animal diseases; Pest- or Disease- free Regions / Regionalization; Zoonoses