The UAE has decided to ban the import of live birds from Hungary and Slovakia due to the registration of bird flu.
According to the report received by the International Organization for Animal Health for the registration of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Republics of Hungary and Slovakia, and with a view to taking the necessary measures to prevent the risk of the disease entering the country, the following has been decided:
A ban on the import of all kinds of live, domestic and wild birds, ornamental birds, chicks, hatching eggs and their non-thermally treated waste from Hungary and Slovakia until the health status is stable.
Regulating the import of poultry meat and non-heat treated products in accordance with the health certificate form for exporting meat and meat products from Hungary and Slovakia to the country and required accompanying the consignments to release it.
Regulating the import of table eggs in accordance with the health certificate form for exporting table eggs and products from Hungary and Slovakia to the country and required to accompany them to consignments for release from all provinces of Hungary and Slovakia.
Continue to allow the import of heat treated poultry products (treated meat and treated egg products) from all of Hungary and Slovakia.
The decision comes from the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment’s keenness to ensure safe and secure food for consumers in the country, and to enhance biological security and not to allow new diseases to enter the country’s territory.
The agency’s director of animal health and development in the ministry, Kaltham Kiaf, said that these measures come within the framework of the ministry’s keenness to achieve its strategic goals of raising the levels of biosecurity and excluding pathogens before entering the country to prevent the entry of bird flu virus and prevent the risk and its effects on the health and safety of poultry and preserving them And also public health as a common disease. "
It is worth noting that the Ministry checks the documents accompanying the consignments (certificate of origin, health certificate and other required certificates such as the Halal certificate) in the event of a shipment of food products to the state, in addition to conducting a physical examination and identifying the identification card on the products with the UAE standard, and then Take samples of the food products related to the shipment and transfer them to the laboratory to perform the necessary laboratory tests and ensure that they do not contain any materials that are prohibited from entering the country and circulate according to the laws and regulations followed in this regard.