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France can resume poultry exports to US, Canada after bird flu ban lifted

Ducks like these at a poultry farm in Montsoue, France, will now be able to be exported once again to the US and Canada, which were convinced to lift bans imposed after France launched its bird flu vaccination campaign in 2023. © Regis Duvignau/Reuters

The United States and Canada have lifted bans on imports of some French poultry products, deeming them safe after a vaccination campaign for ducks against bird flu, which has been going on since 2023.

“After more than a year of negotiations, French authorities have succeeded in convincing the US and Canadian authorities of the safety of HPAI vaccination," the French agriculture ministry said Monday in a statement, referring to Highly pathogenic avian influenza, the virus known as bird flu.

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