State Administration for Industry and Commerce: strengthening the prevention and control of avian influenza in rural markets

Introduction: Xinhua Beijing, Dec 5 (reporter Sun Yubo) the State Administration for Industry and Commerce recently issued a notice calling for further strengthening the prevention and control of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the rural market The notice pointed out that the rural market is the main channel for farmers to trade poultry products, but at present, the facilities and conditions for epidemic prevention in the rural poultry market are relatively backward, and the farmers' own poultry products are often traded outside the market, so the conditions and measures for epidemic prevention are difficult to guarantee Further strengthening the prevention and control of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the rural market and strictly preventing the spread of avian influenza through the circulation link in the rural market are the key links in the market prevention and control work According to the notice, the organization and leadership of rural market prevention and control work should be strengthened in an all-round way, the emergency command system, emergency plan and emergency operation mechanism should be further improved and perfected, all prevention and control measures and responsibilities should be fully implemented, and a strict market "firewall" should be built in an all-round way, so that once an epidemic occurs, the market transmission path must be blocked quickly Strengthen the supervision of rural poultry trading market The fixed poultry market is the main place for the distribution of all kinds of poultry products It has a large number of people and a large mobility It is the key link to prevent and control the spread of avian influenza and the spread of avian influenza to human beings All localities shall exercise strict supervision over the whole process of trading activities in the fixed poultry market, comprehensively strengthen the prevention and control responsibilities of market start-up units, and strictly prohibit killing and processing all kinds of poultry on the spot in the market For those who do not have the conditions for epidemic prevention and the implementation of prevention and control measures are not in place, they shall be ordered to suspend business for rectification or their business licenses shall be revoked Special personnel shall be assigned for on-site supervision of the regular trading market to prevent the poultry products without quarantine inspection or unqualified Quarantine from entering the market Strengthen the inspection of poultry trading activities outside the market Once the farmers' spontaneous poultry trading activities are found, their products are required to enter the market after passing the quarantine According to the notice, the supervision and monitoring of rural poultry market should be done well The local industrial and commercial administrative departments shall know the specific conditions of the fixed poultry product market and regular market in their respective areas, and make targeted prevention and control work according to the trading characteristics of different markets.