Import suspension of live poultry from the state of Maine and poultry meat and egg products from the county of Knox, the state of Maine 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 state of Maine and poultry meat and egg products from the county of Knox, the state of Maine in the United States of America, including those shipped through third countries, since 21 February 2022 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".