China's ban on poultry and poultry products shipped from Arkansas has expanded to include Wisconsin and New York, according to the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
As stated in a release on the FSIS website, all poultry and poultry products shipped from Wisconsin and Arkansas on or after July 22, 2013, and products shipped from Wisconsin to New York State on or after Jan. 28, 2013 are ineligible for export. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service reported that Japan banned Arkansas poultry as of June 20, 2013, and Russia had already banned poultry imports from the state
The H7N7 virus was confirmed on June18 at a breeder chicken farm in Scott County, Ark. The farmer was a supplier for Tyson Foods, Inc. The entire flock was euthanized to stop the virus from spreading. Arkansas is the second-leading producer of broiler chickens, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Also, a deadly piglet virus, Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv), was recently discovered on two hog farms in North Carolina.
