Plague and bird flu/ From which countries did Albania ban the import of meat?

2024-03-21 10:53:43Biznes SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Plague and bird flu/ From which countries did Albania ban the import of meat?

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has ordered the ban on the import of live animals, pork, its by-products or poultry and their by-products from 6 different countries, after the outbreak of plague and flu in these states.

According to the orders published in the Official Gazette after the appearance of the African swine fever in Ukraine and North Macedonia, the import and transit to the territory of Albania of all live animals of the tame and wild pigs, their products, biological material is prohibited and pig embryos, as well as fresh meat and its by-products.

The decision is also accompanied by the table according to the infected areas of Ukraine and North Macedonia, from which importation is prohibited. Also, the decision includes the conditions that must be met by these products that do not belong to these areas to be allowed to enter the Albanian territory and that must be reflected in the veterinary certificate.

In parallel, protective measures have been taken against the avian influenza disease with high pathogenicity of birds, which appeared in Bulgaria, Norway, Italy and Moldova.

In this context, according to the orders issued by the ministry, the import and transit of live poultry to Albania will be prohibited; 24-hour birds; decorative birds; biological material of birds or their eggs.

In addition, the import and transit of non-thermally treated poultry meat and non-thermally treated poultry by-products is prohibited. Infected areas have also been defined for these countries, from which the introduction of products into our country will be prohibited.


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