Three more countries halt chicken imports from all of Brazil

Three more countries halt chicken imports from all of Brazil

Albania, Namibia, and India joined the list of countries imposing a total ban on chicken imports from all of Brazil, while Angola has opted for a more limited restriction, banning purchases solely from the State of Rio Grande do Sul, where an outbreak of avian flu was detected and contained.

The suspension of the three nations gives continuity to the responses of a group of nations to the outbreak of avian influenza, confirmed on a commercial farm in Montenegro, state of Rio Grande do Sul. For its part, Angola restricted its purchases only to the affected state. READ ALSO China suspends imports of Brazilian chicken after outbreak of avian influenza With these new restrictions, it is already more than 20 countries and economic blocs …

Bird Flu: Several countries halt poultry imports from Brazil - LankaXpress

India, Albania and Namibia have joined the list of countries imposing a total ban on poultry imports from Brazil, while Angola has opted for a more limited restriction, banning purchases solely from the State of Rio Grande do Sul, where an outbreak of avian flu was detected and contained. The ban took effect on Friday after Brazil, the world’s largest chicken exporter, confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu on a poultry farm. Following Friday’…