Oman imposes ban on import of Indian poultry.

 New Delhi: The government today said Oman has imposed a ban on import of Indian live birds and their by-products such as poultry meat and eggs.

"The Ministry of Agriculture, Oman has issued an emergency notification dated April 5, 2012, restricting import of live birds and their by-products such as poultry meat, live poultry and eggs originating from India," Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said in a written reply to Lok Sabha.

Sharma was replying to a query that whether Oman, the second largest importer of Indian eggs in the world, has imposed ban on Indian poultry imports.

The reason for restricting the import was on grounds of detection of highly Pathogenic Avain Influenza (HPAI) virus Sero type H5, he added.

Source : financialexpress.com