DA lifts ban on poultry products from Canada
The temporary ban on all imports of domestic and wild birds along with poultry and its products from
According to Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap, the lifting of the ban was ordered after an evaluation by the Bureau of Animal Industry showed that the risk of contamination from importing poultry products from
In his memorandum,
This was cited in the final report submitted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to the Office International dez Epizooties or Animal Health Organization.
The DA has also lifted the ban on entry of birds, poultry and its products from
The Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the OIE sets a three-month period before a country regains its bird flu-free status.
However, in order to protect human health and the poultry industry of the Philippines, entry of birds and poultry products from Korea, Saudi Arabia, Poland and the Western African country of Benin is still not allowed.
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