Seven countries, including the Philippines, have either lifted or partly lifted restrictions on poultry imports from European Union member states that had earlier reported outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), the European Commission said Monday.
In a note, the EC said the trading partners that dropped their “unjustified” avian influenza measures were the Philippines, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey and Ukraine.
These countries imposed restrictions after the bird flu virus was detected in poultry as well as captive and wild birds in several EU states between November 2014 and February 2015.
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Source: The Philippine Daily Inquirer
