Federal agriculture officials Tuesday told the Arkansas congressional delegation members, China has stopped importing poultry products in the country.
Senator Mark Pryor condemned the decision, saying that an "isolated incident" led to the ban. Pryor did not say what the incident, but in Scott County farm birds in the June low pathogenic avian influenza tested positive.
"China is moving from our entire country banned the import of poultry not fair," said Pryor, D-Ark. "Our products are safe, health and nutrition, I will work with food safety and trade officials to solve this problem as soon as possible to re-open the market for our farmers, in the meantime, my family and I will continue to eat poultry Arkansas , and in our country, I know that others will do the same. "
Pryor spokesman Michael Teague said the USDA had sent to the Arkansas congressional delegation Food Safety and Inspection Service, Arkansas poultry are blocked, with effect from July 22 notice. Wisconsin poultry blocked that day, as well.
Limit the export list also includes New York and Virginia from the product, plus certain items from Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Texas, according to the date of slaughter of birds.
Arkansas is the country's second largest poultry producer, second only to Georgia. China also prevented imports prior to the bird flu concerns.
"All the poultry and poultry product shipments from July 22, 2013 or after Arkansas, is substandard exports (China)," U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday in the food safety website notice.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said that Japan banned the import of Arkansas with effect from 20 June; trade publications reported that Russia also banned birds and livestock officials mistakenly told state lawmakers last month, China Mobile has banned the export.
Last month, the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission that a chicken in Scott County H7N7 low pathogenic avian influenza virus tested positive. State agriculture officials quarantined a poultry within a radius of 6.2 kilometers.
Avian influenza virus from an infected waterfowl or from contaminated water. Scott County is submerged in early June, severe flooding killed a state game and fish two workers and residents of a home, was surrounded by high water County Sheriff.
Was then confirmed case of bird flu, Arkansas Department of Health said there is no public health threat, properly cooked poultry, will not spread disease.
 



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