Muscat – The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources (MAFWR) has banned the import of poultry from the city of Zurich in Switzerland. 

H E Dr Saud bin Hamoud al Habsi, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources, issued a ministerial decision (No 251/2023) to suspend import of live birds and their products and derivatives from Zurich.

The ban will continue until further notice with the exception of products that are thermally treated in accordance with the Health Law for Terrestrial Animals issued by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).

The decision is based on the Veterinary Quarantine Law issued by a Royal Decree (No 45/2004), the executive regulations of the Veterinary Quarantine Regulation issued by a Ministerial Decision (No 107/2008), and reports issued by OIE.