The ban includes meat products, by-products, egg products and animal reproductive materials as part of the Ministry’s efforts to stop the introduction into Samoa of avian influenza virus.
In a statement, the Ministry’s Chief Executive Officer, Tilafono David Hunter said, all import permits issued for the named products originating from Australia will be suspended until further notice.
The named products currently in transit from Australia will possibly be incinerated or reshipped back to Australia.
