date:Aug 27, 2015
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has eased restrictions on Canadian poultry imports as the industry is recovering from the recent bird flu outbreak.
Imports of poultry and poultry products from Ontario were banned in April after a turkey farm in the province was found to be infected with a strain of bird flu.
The restrictions on live poultry, research birds and hatching eggs will be removed with an immediate effect, Reuters reported.
Since late December, over 48 million turkeys and chi