Kosovo temporarily bans import of eggs from northern Macedonia

The latest import from Northern Macedonia was made Friday, but Food and Veterina Agency spokesman Lamir Thaci for Kosova Prees says that according to the sample laboratory tests, it has been shown that the eggs meet the conditions for consumption under the rules and that after full control, the inspector has allowed eggs to appear on the market for consumption.

It shows they have only had an import load of eggs from North Macedonia this year.

The importer has owned import permission and after completing all documentation, the load is checked in a physical respect, the compatibility of documentation or certificate with statements for eggs. And after he's gone through all the records, there's been another detailed check-up taking samples for laboratory analysis. As soon as the result has been released, we have allowed importers that eggs can be released for sale. This burden has proved that it meets the security conditions for consumption on the basis of Kosovo laws and the veterinary rules of border control”, Thaci said.

It suggests that the provisional importation of birds and eggs coming to Kosovo from northern Macedonia has been banned, following the announcement that in two addresses in this neighbouring country, bird plague has erupted.

We made a decision yesterday to ban the import of birds, bird products and bird products. The decision has come as a temporary stopover to prevent any possibility of spreading disease, the atomic plague of birds. We have received or received the official announcement that was published on the official site of Macedonia's Food and Veterinary Authority, and at the same time the announcement has come from the World Health Organization, where it informs us that in two addresses in Macedonia there have been outbreaks of new cases. We under the Kosovo Veterina Law have immediately established the safeguard clause, or decision to ban temporary import, until further announcement arrives when it gains free status”, Thaci has said.

AUV spokesman shows that the importer of eggs from this country has so far had import permits and possessed documentation with which egg safety is guaranteed.

The “Ferm from which eggs came to Kosovo on Friday does not belong to the region where the disease has erupted is in another region, and at the same time this farm has allowed export to the EU and enters the EU export rights list. On these conditions, we on Friday have allowed regular import, but from yesterday it was interrupted and no other import is allowed”, Thaci said.

The Kosovo Birdshire Association had been alarmed at the risk of consuming eggs imported from Northern Macedonia, as they claim that this country, after the outbreak in birds, has exported eggs to disease in our country.

Among other things, this association has appealed to consumers to be careful when buying eggs while alarming that the local manufacturer's market is at risk in addition to health.