Effective July 17, the Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service removed restrictions on the importation of poultry, commercial birds, ratites, avian hatching eggs, unprocessed avian products and byproducts, and certain fresh poultry products originating from or transiting Cachapoal and Melipilla provinces in Chile.
APHIS placed avian commodity restrictions on these zones due to the diagnosis of highly pathogenic avian influenza in domestic birds there. However, the Chilean Agricultural and Livestock Service has effectively demonstrated complete resolution of the HPAI outbreak in these provinces, which have met the requirements to regain their previous HPAI-free status.
APHIS continues to restrict the importation of poultry, commercial birds, ratites, avian hatching eggs, unprocessed avian products and byproducts, and certain fresh poultry products originating from or transiting the Chilean provinces of Linares, Concepcion, and Talca. Importation of any of these commodities originating from or transiting a restricted zone is prohibited.
Processed avian products and byproducts originating from or transiting any restricted province, imported as cargo, must be accompanied by an APHIS import permit and/or government certification confirming that the products were treated according to APHIS requirements.
Fresh, unprocessed shell/table eggs and other egg products, void of the shell (i.e., liquid eggs, dried egg whites), originating from or transiting a restricted province, imported as cargo, are prohibited unless they are consigned from the port of arrival directly to an APHIS-approved breaking and pasteurization facility. An import permit and/or certificate is not required for these shipments when consigned to an APHIS-approved establishment.
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