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China bans poultry imports from 14 countries
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2005-11-02 13:34
China has suspended poultry and poultry product imports from 14 countries
where bird flu cases were reported, a government notice says.
The import suspension was imposed on October 28, according to the notice
published on the website of the Ministry of Commerce Tuesday, November 1.
The 14 countries are Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Japan, North
Korea, Romania, Croatia, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Mongolia, Turkey, Russia and
Sweden, according to the notice jointly issued by the Ministry of Commerce,
Ministry of Agriculture, the General Administration of Customs and the General
Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.
The notice says the import suspension is meant to prevent the infection of
animal epidemics as bird flu, to protect the health of the people and guarantee
the safety of China's animal husbandry.
The suspension will be valid
until further notice.
Late last month, China also reported three bird flu outbreaks in Inner
Mongolia, Anhui Province and Hunan Province, which have been brought under
control. The Chinese government said there is no report of any human infection
of bird flu.
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