I haven't heard much discussion of meat exports from China and other nations affected w/bird flu.
Given that there has been some viable bird flu found in duck meat (see link), I'm just curious about whether anyone sees fowl meat and its origins to be of concern. And if so, do you check where a can/package of something originates?
H5N1 PB2 E627K in Japan Duck Meat Imported from Shandong
http://www.recombinomics.com/News/07120502/H5N1_Japan_Import_E627K.html
and
"Thai duck meat exports on the rise
While not the world's largest duck meat producer – number three after China and France – Thailand is se to be the "winner", with production and exports rising to unprecedented levels."
http://www.agriworld.nl/pages/dossi...ossier=242&hoofdstuk=50&artnr=685587&portal=4
Found a few ban notes, though not sure whether these are all 'live birds only' or bird products:
Several German states outlawed the import of birds and feathers from Russia and Kazakhstan...
http://avianflu.typepad.com/avianflu/2005/08/germany_bans_po.html
Korea has banned poultry imports from the U.S. state of New York. Seoul's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said that it has suspended quarantine procedures for poultry from New York...
http://anti-ageing.us/2005/06/korea-bans-poultry-imports-from-new.html
Russia bans poultry imports from Italy...http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/finances/26.html?id_issue=11272276
Russia has banned poultry imports from the Greek region of Central Macedonia ...
http://www.newsblogz.com/Macedonia/?p=14
I also see:
... the United States already prohibits most poultry from Asia due to another ailment known as exotic Newcastle disease...
http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/mar04/040315b.asp
Given that there has been some viable bird flu found in duck meat (see link), I'm just curious about whether anyone sees fowl meat and its origins to be of concern. And if so, do you check where a can/package of something originates?
H5N1 PB2 E627K in Japan Duck Meat Imported from Shandong
http://www.recombinomics.com/News/07120502/H5N1_Japan_Import_E627K.html
and
"Thai duck meat exports on the rise
While not the world's largest duck meat producer – number three after China and France – Thailand is se to be the "winner", with production and exports rising to unprecedented levels."
http://www.agriworld.nl/pages/dossi...ossier=242&hoofdstuk=50&artnr=685587&portal=4
Found a few ban notes, though not sure whether these are all 'live birds only' or bird products:
Several German states outlawed the import of birds and feathers from Russia and Kazakhstan...
http://avianflu.typepad.com/avianflu/2005/08/germany_bans_po.html
Korea has banned poultry imports from the U.S. state of New York. Seoul's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said that it has suspended quarantine procedures for poultry from New York...
http://anti-ageing.us/2005/06/korea-bans-poultry-imports-from-new.html
Russia bans poultry imports from Italy...http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/finances/26.html?id_issue=11272276
Russia has banned poultry imports from the Greek region of Central Macedonia ...
http://www.newsblogz.com/Macedonia/?p=14
I also see:
... the United States already prohibits most poultry from Asia due to another ailment known as exotic Newcastle disease...
http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/mar04/040315b.asp
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