The Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has imposed restrictions on imports of avian commodities from Miyagi prefecture in Japan as of March 26 due to concerns about highly-pathogenic avian influenza.
These restrictions include the following.
- Importation of poultry, commercial birds, ratites, avian hatching eggs, unprocessed avian products and byproducts, and certain fresh poultry products is prohibited.
- Importation as cargo of processed avian products and byproducts must be accompanied by an APHIS import permit and/or government certification confirming that the goods were treated in accordance with APHIS requirements.
- Importation as cargo of fresh, unprocessed shell/table eggs and egg products, void of the shell (e.g., liquid eggs and dried egg whites) is 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 in such cases.
Separately, APHIS has removed restrictions on imports of poultry and related products originating from the following areas as of the dates indicated.
- Canada: zone PCZ-315 in Ontario (March 23)
- Japan: Chiba prefecture (March 25)
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