Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 13643

Avian Influenza: Disease Control

Tabled: 11 November 2024
Answered: 20 November 2024
Named Day

Question

Dr Danny Chambers

Liberal DemocratWinchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with his EU counterparts on ending restrictions on the import of poultry products from avian influenza disease control zones in EU countries.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Protecting both animal and human health is a top priority. Imports from EU zones restricted due to high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) cannot meet the necessary animal health requirements, and therefore Import Health Certificates cannot be issued. Howe...

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