Trade ban dates on live poultry
Print Edition
LIVE poultry trade will be suspended in the city from the start of the Chinese New Year, January 28, to April 30, the city government said yesterday.
The seasonal suspension was introduced from 2014 to prevent the spread of bird flu and other diseases where outbreaks are more likely to occur in winter and spring.
Fresh meat including live poultry are often preferred choices for Chinese cuisines. However, contact with fowls can be a key source of potential infection of the virus,
Residents can buy frozen poultry products during the suspension period and are encouraged to report any illegal transactions to the authorities.
The city has reported two human H7N9 avian flu cases were announced by Shanghai health officials last month.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
