April 15, 2005

Singapore lifts ban on poultry from 2 Malaysian states

The Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) of Singapore has announced that Singapore has lifted the ban on poultry and eggs from the Malaysian states of Selangor and Negri Sembilan on April 14.

The AVA said it has inspected Negri Sembilan and Selangor and assessed that all the necessary measures have been put in place to establish and maintain these two states as bird flu free zones. All consignments will also be inspected upon entry at the Singapore side.

The AVA said with the lifting of the ban, 11 chicken broiler farms, and one layer farm in the two states are approved to export 651,000 broilers and 4.86 million eggs to Singapore a month. Imports from the two states will contribute an increase of 14 percent broilers and 6 percent eggs supply to Singapore.

The resumption of imports from Selangor and Negri Sembilan will, however, only apply

to commercial consignments from the specified farms. The ban on individuals bringing in poultry and poultry products from Malaysia still remains, says the AVA.