Sabah bans chicken imports from West Kalimantan
KOTA KINABALU Feb 1 - Sabah has imposed an immediate ban on imports of chicken and related products from Indonesia following reports of bird flu outbreak in West Kalimantan.
State Agriculture and Food Industries Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Ismail said the ban covered all types of chicken, turkey, pheasant, quail, geese, rooster, eggs, hatching eggs as well as frozen and processed chicken.
"The ministry is seeking the cooperation of the authorities manning the border between Sabah and Kalimantan, particularly in Tawau, to help enforce the ban," he said in a statement Sunday.
Neighbouring Sarawak has also imposed a similar ban.
Rahim urged traders, air, sea and land passengers from Indonesia not to bring in the banned products into Sabah.
"All enquiries on the ban can be directed to the Sabah Veterinary Services and Animal Industry Department," he said.
Rahim said Sabah was still free from the deadly birdflu virus and his ministry was monitoring all chicken farms in the state to detect any signs of disease.
The ministry would also conduct checks on migratory birds to determine whether they carried the killer virus, he added.
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