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 Stavropol Krai of the Russian Federation of hatching eggs, down and feathers, poultry meat, all poultry products, feed and feed additives for birds, trophies of the chase, used equipment for keeping, slaughtering and cutting birds, as well as transit through the territory o

Emergency notifications (SPS) 2022-04-07
G/SPS/N/KAZ/100

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, outbreaks of avian influenza were registered in Stavropol Krai of the Russian Federation. In this regard, since 15 February 2022, temporary restrictions have been introduced on the importation to the territory of Kazakhstan from Stavropol Krai of the Russian Federation of hatching eggs, down and feathers, poultry meat, 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), 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 abovementioned territory.

Keywords

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