The Secretariat of UAE Municipalities Federation on Tuesday decided to suspend imports of live birds, embryos, frozen and chilled chicken meat and table eggs from countries affected with or to be affected with bird flu. Following a meeting with officials from the Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry, it was announced that the Municipalities, the Ministry and other relavant authorities would carry out intensive precuationary measures on all birds, poultry and their products.
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