THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted a temporary ban on domestic and wild birds, including poultry products, originating from Japan.

Under Memorandum Order 31, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said that the importation of live poultry, poultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs and semen would be allowed as there were no cases of avian influenza (AI) in Japan.

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