THE Department of Agriculture (DA) announced a temporary ban on importing poultry meat and wild birds from France following cases of avian influenza or bird flu in that country.

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. halted the importation of domestic and wild birds, including their byproducts, due to an outbreak of the high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 subtype or bird flu.

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