Russia bans Hungary’s poultry meat import temporarily

Russia temporarily banned imports of poultry meat and poultry products heat-treated at a temperature lower than 70 degrees from the whole territory of Hungary on Wednesday.

The Russian Federal Veterinary and Plant Protection Service, the Roszszelhoznadzor told that the measure was introduced, because bird flu virus was detected at a farm in Békés county, Hungary in the second half of February – the RIA Novosti Russian News Agency reported.

The Ministry of Agriculture (FM) told MTI that the Ministry has not been officially informed about the ban yet. (MTI)