Japan Bans French Foie Gras Imports Over Bird Flu Virus

Japan banned imports of French foie gras outbreaks of bird flu, an official of the Ministry of Agriculture said today.



The ban, which came into force on November 26 will be removed 90 days after all French poultry farms affected birds end up sacrificing his conclusion of sanitary procedures required, the official said AFP.Japan taken measures to ban the import of French poultry and birds live birds, the EU Commission reaffirmed the chicken breeding French birds infected with H5N1 strain. French poultry products made before October 23 can be imported, the official said, referring to the period of incubation for three weeks virus.Products issued after that date are banned to prevent the virus from entering Japan , he said. We count on the French authorities give information.We is to remove the ban on the import of 90 days after these families end up sacrificing their birds and go through the full disinfection, 'he said.For the first eight months of this year, Japan was the top importer of foie gras, according to French industry produces 75 percent of foie gras group.France global and national 2014.Algeria exported 4934 tonnes, China, the -Eġittu, Japan, Morocco, South Korea, Thailand and Tunisia have banned imports of French poultry after an outbreak last month in the southeast region of Dordogne, said Loic Evain, deputy head of the food list division.The French Ministry of Agriculture is not exhaustive, Evain said Thursday, but does not include the 27 members of the EU from France, who took security measures proposed by the first Paris World Health Organization response guidelines.Unfortunately some countries to close its limits and only then discuss, strategy, Evain said.