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Trade Circular on HPAI outbreak in Brazil

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19 May 2025

Meat and Egg Traders

Dear Sir/Madam

There have been updates regarding the following: 

A) Suspension on the importation of ornamental birds, poultry and poultry products from Brazil

2. Kindly refer to the following document for details.

3. Heat-treated poultry products which comply with the World Organisation of Animal Health (WOAH) guidelines for inactivation of HPAI virus will not be subjected to the suspension.

4. Singapore has a HPAI regionalisation arrangement with Brazil.  Under this arrangement, import restrictions for ornamental birds, poultry and poultry products are scoped to the 10km Surveillance Zone(s)1 established around the infected premises.  As of 19 May 2025, it has been confirmed that there are no SFA accredited establishment that falls within the 10km surveillance zone.

5. Please contact SFA should you have any enquiries on the import of poultry and poultry products.

1: a safety buffer zone established in our HPAI regionalization arrangement with Brazil 


ISSUED BY:

Risk Managment & Surveillance Department
Joint Operations Division
Singapore Food Agency

 

 

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