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Japan partly lifts U.S., Canada poultry ban after bird flu
Japan’s Farm Ministry on Friday partiality liftes a ban on imports pf live poultry and poultry meat for the United States and Canada following the outbreak of bird flu.
Restrictions on live poultry and poultry meat still remain in place on the seven U.S. states of Minnesota, lowa, Wisconsin, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska, and Canadian Province of Ontario, pending local checks, Japanse official said.
Separately, a ban is imposed on imports from the U.S. state of New Jersey of live poultry and poultry meat shipped from within the 10 km radius of farms where low pathogenic, avian flue was discovered the officials said.