AUV adds bird products control measures from Brazil because of the Newcastle disease

Food and Veterinary Agency (AUV) has announced that it has raised the level of control for cargo with poultry products from Brazil.

The rise of this level has come as a result of an announcement issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Blegtoria in Brazil, of several countries in which Kosovo is among them.

After the announcement issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Blegtoria (Mapa) in Brazil for several countries among them also announces the Republic of Kosovo, for its provisional suspension of Certificate for bird meat exports and its products. After the outbreak of Newcastle's disease (NCD) in the Anta Gordana municipality of Rio Grande do Sul. AUV has immediately ordered the establishment of control measures for all cargo coming from Brazil. Which includes detailed control of each load. For detailed verification to ensure that the shipment is in line with legal regulations that rule out any danger following the new situation created by the NW outbreak of disease CASTLE”, said in notification.

AUV adds that Brazil's state authority announcement includes and recognises the entity of the state of the Republic of Kosovo.

“In the application of international rules for the trade in birds and their products, which guarantee transparency to countries that import their products. Export certificate is a bilateral agreement between the countries and the Brazilian authority suspends the International Health Certificate in order to meet the guarantees and insurance requirements of products. Among the products are fresh, cold or frozen bird meat, which is traded in countries in the region including Kosovo. In implementing legal procedures and regulations, the control level measures will be in line with international standards of marketing food products for management based on situation”, the AUV report is said to be further.

The Food and Veterinary Agency adds that in co-operation and co-ordination with agencies under Integrated Border Management, Kosovo Police and Kosovo Customs, in full capacity they will execute measures under the recognition order for preventing cargo entry from areas affected by Newcastle's disease.

“This disease is an infection of domestic birds and other bird species with the Newcastle disease virus (NDV). It's not disturbing for food safety or public health. Citizens like consumers don't need any trouble. The disease is of social-economic character, which only endangers the country's autofary farm sector”, says the announcement.