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11 cities in Zhejiang closed live poultry trade H7N9 avian bird flu cited industry changes

Ronan Kelly

Retired 2020
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11 cities in Zhejiang closed live poultry trade H7N9 avian bird flu cited industry changes
At 08:55 on July 1st, 2014
Source: BEIJING Author: Xie Hunters

BEIJING, June 30 Hangzhou Electric (trainee reporter Xie daughter) from July 1, the main city of Zhejiang Province, municipalities and districts will be formally introduced poultry slaughtering and killing white listing regime. By then, the main city of the 11 municipalities and districts listed a total ban on live poultry, poultry farmers market all sales from the slaughter plant, slaughter points and pass quarantine inspection "kill white" birds. Reporters learned from the Zhejiang Province Poultry Industry Association, Zhejiang people to buy "killing white" birds, we should see if it has "a card two standard."

May 2014, Zhejiang Provincial People's government executive meeting examined and adopted the "Zhejiang live birds transaction management approach" to determine from July 1, the main city of Zhejiang, the municipalities and districts of live poultry trade will continue permanently closed.

Close live poultry trade, but also with people infected with H7N9 bird flu related. As a long-term study of H7N9 avian influenza virus Chinese Academy of Engineering, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University professor, director of the State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Li Lanjuan Earlier in an interview with news agency reporters, said his team found through research, from live bird markets infected poultry as a source of infection to humans. After that, take the lead in Hangzhou closed live poultry trade. Thanks to the live bird markets shut down, until February 28 of this year, Zhejiang no longer human infection of avian influenza virus H7N9-related cases appear.

Today, although the H7N9 bird flu has been getting away, but the poultry industry, which caused a revolution continues.

From July 1, the main city in Zhejiang Province will be formally implemented by City of poultry slaughtering and killing white listing regime. "Kill the white listed" refers to the killing of live poultry be processed before entering the hair removal market transactions modes of supply.

Poultry Industry Association of Zhejiang Province introduced qualified "kill white" birds should have "a card two standard", ie quarantine certification, quarantine signs and product identification.

Reporters learned that the quarantine certificate stamped with the official veterinary quarantine seal and signature quarantine agencies for a number of a card. Quarantine signs and product identification, you can see the direct consumers to buy.

At present, Zhejiang quarantine flag has two kinds, one printed with "animal products quarantine" on the sticker, there is generally attached to the outer packaging; another printed on the front. "Quarantine of poultry products," the words, the opposite has "China Animal Health Supervision" on the blue plastic foot ring, hanging in the absence of poultry products packaged single carcass on foot. Product identification is processing enterprises Gasch, and marked with the product name, company name, date of processing, storage methods, shelf life and other information. Consumers can be the source of the information content of poultry products identified by tracing the problem to achieve quality traceability in order to protect the interests of consumers.


Poultry Industry Association of Zhejiang Province, said the selection of people "killing white" chicken, generally small head, round body, thin legs, thin and shiny, fine pores, elastic chicken products better. Cold fresh ocean Chicken (broiler) the difference between chicken lies Yangjishan fine coarse tibial crest, larger size, skin pores, relaxation and connection between body, whitish color, finish big; chicken skin is thin, compact, fine pores, reticular arrangement, color yellow, size generally less than Yangjishan.

Currently, Hangzhou pioneered the cold fresh poultry. Cold fresh poultry is the rapid cooling of live poultry slaughtering, then finishing, packaging, and in subsequent storage, transport and sales process remains within the range of 0 ℃ ~ 4 ℃ cold fresh poultry carcasses. Cold fresh poultry can keep hot fresh poultry original color and flavor, delicate taste, delicious, easily digested nutrients and nutrients to avoid thawing of frozen poultry and loss of flavor, taste, flavor and freshness so superior to frozen poultry. (End)
http://nb.ifeng.com/zjxw/detail_2014_07/01/2516069_0.shtml
 
Re: 11 cities in Zhejiang closed live poultry trade H7N9 avian bird flu cited industry changes

FluTrackers H7N9 Case List:
http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?p=489904#post489904


hat tip Michael Coston


Tuesday, July 01, 2014

Zhejiang Bans Live Urban Poultry Trading


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Zhejiang Province


# 8797

Zhejiang Province holds the unfortunate distinction of having detected ? by far ? the most H7N9 human infections to date (see chart below).

Credit Hong Kong?s CHP.

As we saw a couple of weeks ago in CDC: Risk Factors Involved With H7N9 Infection, even casual exposure to poultry in live bird markets was cited as the primary risk factor . . . while people who owned, raised, or slaughtered birds at home, on farms, or in the wild were not found to be at any increased risk.

Adding, at least anecdotally, to the evidence is that the first wave of about 130 human cases tapered off only after aggressive controls on live bird markets were imposed in April and May of 2013 (see The Lancet: Poultry Market Closure Effect On H7N9 Transmission).


Similar measures were taken starting the end of January, 2014 during the peak of the second wave, with similar results.


While H7N9 cases are currently seeing a summer lull, today Zhejiang Province has announced the permanent ban of live poultry trading in `urban areas?. We?ll have to see exactly what constitutes an `urban area?, and how well these laws are enforced, but for now this seems a prudent step.

This from Xinhua News.

Zhejiang bans urban live poultry trading


2014-07-01 19:09:23

HANGZHOU, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Live poultry trading has been banned in urban areas of east China's Zhejiang Province for good from Tuesday to control the spread of bird flu.
Zhejiang recorded a higher number of human cases of bird flu infections than any other province in 2013.
Many live poultry markets closed when a bird flu case was found. But markets reopened at a later date.
Fearing the spread of bird flu, Zhejiang has decided to completely close all live poultry markets in urban areas.
From now on, only dead and plucked poultry can be traded in urban markets, according to the provincial government.
Agricultural authorities in Zhejiang have begun to advocate standardized poultry cultivation so meat can be traced back to its producers.
Consumers are worried they may not be able to determine whether dead poultry was healthy, whereas they can when buying live poultry.
The authorities will also develop a process where poultry can be killed and plucked by machines on a large scale.
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