APHIS Issues List of Countries With Bans or Pending Bans on U.S. Poultry, Etc
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a list of countries that have imposed bans or have bans pending on U.S. poultry, and/or poultry products, and/or live poultry, etc.
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Subscribers should note that these bans may cover the entire U.S. or only specified states. In addition, the scope of products and animals covered under these bans varies from country to country (see APHIS' list for complete details and future updates).
As of February 25, 2004, the countries currently listed by APHIS are:
| Argentina | Hong Kong |
| Azerbaijan | India |
| Brazil | Indonesia |
| Canada | Japan |
| Chile | Kazakhstan |
| Colombia | Kosovo |
| Costa Rica | Latvia |
| China | Malaysia |
| Estonia | Mexico |
| European Union | Philippines |
| Granada | Poland |
| Guatemala | Qatar |
APHIS states that Guatemala has not issued a trade ban, but rather an order to their importers not to purchase from certain U.S. states specified on APHIS' list.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 02/26/04 news, 04022625, for earlier BP summary of Avian Influenza trade bans.)
APHIS' Avian Influenza Web page available at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/issues/ai_us/ai_us.html
APHIS' Avian Influenza Trade Ban Status (as of 02/25/04) available at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/issues/ai_us/ai_trade_ban_status.html