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http://www.uae.gov.ae/uaeagricent/sps/files/W207.doc
Excerpt [the rest of the document is interesting too, in many aspects regarding food standards]:
Avian influenza (AI)
6. The United States is concerned about China?s recent actions with regard to incidents of low pathogenicity notifiable avian influenza (LPNAI) in the United States and, in particular, the recent import suspension for poultry and poultry products originating from the State of Pennsylvania. The United States has an open and transparent animal disease reporting system, and a wealth of information about animal disease occurrences in the United States is available via the Internet and other sources. The United States urges China?s regulatory ministries to recognize and distinguish the different disease risks associated with incidents of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and those of LPNAI before taking actions that can have a negative impact on trade. LPNAI presents no serious threat to human health or animal health.
(a) Has China performed a risk assessment relevant to its recent import suspension for poultry and poultry products originating from the State of Pennsylvania? Please explain.
(b) If China has not performed the relevant risk assessment, can China at least provide the science-based rationale for maintaining its import suspension against Pennsylvania-origin poultry and poultry products?
7. China has also suspended the importation of heat-treated/cooked poultry and poultry products from Pennsylvania. The OIE?s AI chapter clearly states that products that have been heat-treated in a manner to inactivate the virus should not be subject to an AI-related import suspension.
(a) Has China performed a risk assessment relevant to the extension of its import suspension to heat-treated/cooked poultry and poultry products originating from the State of Pennsylvania? Please explain.
(b) If China has not performed the relevant risk assessment, can China at least provide the science-based rationale for extending its import suspension to Pennsylvania-origin heat-treated/cooked poultry and poultry products?
Excerpt [the rest of the document is interesting too, in many aspects regarding food standards]:
Avian influenza (AI)
6. The United States is concerned about China?s recent actions with regard to incidents of low pathogenicity notifiable avian influenza (LPNAI) in the United States and, in particular, the recent import suspension for poultry and poultry products originating from the State of Pennsylvania. The United States has an open and transparent animal disease reporting system, and a wealth of information about animal disease occurrences in the United States is available via the Internet and other sources. The United States urges China?s regulatory ministries to recognize and distinguish the different disease risks associated with incidents of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and those of LPNAI before taking actions that can have a negative impact on trade. LPNAI presents no serious threat to human health or animal health.
(a) Has China performed a risk assessment relevant to its recent import suspension for poultry and poultry products originating from the State of Pennsylvania? Please explain.
(b) If China has not performed the relevant risk assessment, can China at least provide the science-based rationale for maintaining its import suspension against Pennsylvania-origin poultry and poultry products?
7. China has also suspended the importation of heat-treated/cooked poultry and poultry products from Pennsylvania. The OIE?s AI chapter clearly states that products that have been heat-treated in a manner to inactivate the virus should not be subject to an AI-related import suspension.
(a) Has China performed a risk assessment relevant to the extension of its import suspension to heat-treated/cooked poultry and poultry products originating from the State of Pennsylvania? Please explain.
(b) If China has not performed the relevant risk assessment, can China at least provide the science-based rationale for extending its import suspension to Pennsylvania-origin heat-treated/cooked poultry and poultry products?