Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Bans Imports of Japanese Poultry and Edible Eggs Confirmed with Highly Pathogenic AI

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] The government has banned the import of Japanese poultry and edible eggs following the confirmation of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) at a laying hen farm in Japan.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs on the 6th, the Japanese government announced that highly pathogenic AI of the H5N8 type was detected at a laying hen farm in Mitoyo City, Kagawa Prefecture.

The import ban applies to live poultry (including pet birds and wild birds), day-old chicks, hatching eggs, and edible eggs. There have been no imports of Japanese poultry and edible eggs into South Korea this year.

An official from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs stated, "Following recent confirmations of highly pathogenic AI in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, we will conduct detailed AI virus inspections on all imported live poultry and birds from Japan," adding, "We will also strengthen the collection and analysis of overseas livestock disease outbreak information."

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