Tag: Foot and Mouth Disease

DA BANS IMPORT OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS FROM GERMANY

Post author By Richard Sanchez
Post date February 17, 2025
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) has imposed a temporary ban on the importation from Germany of commodities derived from animals susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease after the European nation reported outbreaks of the highly contagious virus that affects cloven-hoofed livestock. On January 10, Germany notified the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) of confirmed FMD cases […]

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DA STOPS MEAT IMPORTS FROM TURKEY AMID FMD SCARE

Post author By Richard Sanchez
Post date October 10, 2024
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To prevent the entry of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus into the Philippines, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has temporarily banned the importation of FMD-susceptible animals, as well as their products and by-products, from Turkey. “We’re imposing an import ban to mitigate the risk of FMD transmission to our local animal population,” Agriculture Secretary Francisco […]

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