Import suspension of poultry meat and egg products from Toole County in Montana, Cass, Stutsman, Sheridan and Barnes Counties in North Dakota and Barron County in Wisconsin 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 poultry meat and egg products from Toole County in Montana, Cass, Stutsman, Sheridan and Barnes Counties in North Dakota and Barron County in Wisconsin in the United States of America, including those shipped through third countries, since 18 April 2022, based on Articles 37 and 44 of the "Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control" and "Animal Health Requirements for the poultry meat etc. to be exported to Japan from the United States".