The administrative circular (AC) allowing Poland to export live commercial chicken and turkey, including hatched eggs and day-old chicks, should help promote fair practices in domestic and international trade of the commodities, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday.
Under AC Number 4 Series of 2023 signed just last week, the DA said this was in response to Poland’s application for the accreditation of its poultry products.
The agency also said the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) conducted an on-site verification of representative farms in October last year to assess the biosecurity, animal health program, animal disease diagnostic capacity, as well as husbandry practices implemented by Hungary.
The BAI found Poland compliant with the requirements under the Terrestrial Animal Health Code (TAHC) of the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) and relevant Philippine standards.
The BAI ruled out risks to the Philippines by importing live poultry and related products from the two countries.
In a separate circular, the DA also renewed the license of Babolna Tetra Kft. to export day-old chicks and hatching eggs to the Philippines.
In 2019, the BAI conducted an inspection of representative farms in Hungary to evaluate their biosecurity, animal health program, animal disease diagnostic capacity as well as husbandry practices.
Another ocular inspection was conducted last year to comply with rules saying accredited countries be audited two years from initial accreditation and every three years thereafter.
The DA also found day-old chicks and hatching eggs from Babolna Tetra Kft. in Hungary safe for export to the Philippines.
Based on BAI data, the Philippines did not purchase chicken and turkey meat from Poland and Hungary last year.
