PH mulls ban on US chicken products

Manila is considering a total importation ban on chicken and wild-bird products from mainland United States as avian influenza continues to spread like wildfire in major poultry-producing areas there.

“Bird flu is spreading rapidly from California to the Midwest, where majority of the poultry farms are located. We’re preparing if something goes wrong,” Agriculture Undersecretary for Livestock Jose Reaño said in an interview on Monday.