Effective on the dates indicated, the Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has imposed restrictions on imports of avian commodities from the following areas in Canada and Japan due to concerns about highly-pathogenic avian influenza.
Canada
- zone PCZ-FV7 in British Columbia (Oct. 22)
- zone PCZ-FV8 in British Columbia (Oct. 22)
- zone PCZ-FV9 in British Columbia (Oct. 22)
- zone PCZ-289 in Saskatchewan (Oct. 23)
- zone PCZ-290 in Manitoba (Oct. 25)
- zone PCZ-291 in Saskatchewan (Oct. 26)
Japan
- Niigata Prefecture (Nov. 4)
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.
- For Japan only, importation of unprocessed avian products and byproducts, and certain fresh poultry products, originating from or transiting the named prefecture 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.
APHIS has also removed restrictions on imports of poultry and related products originating from or transiting zones PCZ-272 and -274 in Manitoba, Canada (effective Nov. 4) that had been imposed due to concerns about HPAI.
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