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Imports of frozen chicken from China temporarily suspended
Posted on 26 April 2013 - 03:36pm
Last updated on 26 April 2013 - 05:03pm
Hemananthani Sivanandam
PUTRAJAYA (April 26, 2013): All import applications of frozen, de-boned chicken meat from China have been temporarily suspended beginning April 23 following the outbreak of a new strain of avian flu H7N9 there.
The Department of Veterinary Services' (DVS) director general Datuk Dr Abd Aziz Jamaluddin said only containers that are on the way from China are allowed to enter after stringent tests have been carried out.
He said instructions have been issued by the DVS to the Malaysian Quarantine Inspection Services (MAQIS) to hold all containers carrying poultry products from Shandong province in China for checks.
"We will use the `hold, test and release' method to check the contents of the container. Random samples will be taken for laboratory tests to trace the presence of the H7N9 virus using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method," said Abd Aziz in a press conference today.
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Abd Aziz stressed that thus far, Malaysia is free from the virus, adding that that the DVS has taken pre-emptive measures to monitor the situation here.
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Posted on 26 April 2013 - 03:36pm
Last updated on 26 April 2013 - 05:03pm
Hemananthani Sivanandam
PUTRAJAYA (April 26, 2013): All import applications of frozen, de-boned chicken meat from China have been temporarily suspended beginning April 23 following the outbreak of a new strain of avian flu H7N9 there.
The Department of Veterinary Services' (DVS) director general Datuk Dr Abd Aziz Jamaluddin said only containers that are on the way from China are allowed to enter after stringent tests have been carried out.
He said instructions have been issued by the DVS to the Malaysian Quarantine Inspection Services (MAQIS) to hold all containers carrying poultry products from Shandong province in China for checks.
"We will use the `hold, test and release' method to check the contents of the container. Random samples will be taken for laboratory tests to trace the presence of the H7N9 virus using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method," said Abd Aziz in a press conference today.
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Abd Aziz stressed that thus far, Malaysia is free from the virus, adding that that the DVS has taken pre-emptive measures to monitor the situation here.
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