PRETORIA Bird flu: Culling 'can continue'
"Sat, 26 Aug 2006 The Pretoria High Court has granted the Gauteng Department of Agriculture an interdict to continue culling illegally imported waterfowl, an official said on Friday.
The culling follows investigations into the illegal importation of eggs from the Netherlands.
A probe was being carried out on a farm in Gauteng and one in North West. Both farms had been placed under quarantine.
Prior to the interdict, 573 birds had already been culled.
"South Africa is determined to maintain its avian influenza-free status and does not allow the importation of any live birds, poultry or poultry products from any country that has not been free for at least the past three months," said Galane.
Galane said people should be assured that chicken and ostrich products on supermarket shelves in South Africa remained safe for human consumption."
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