China Halts Some US Poultry Imports Amid Virus Fears
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2020 10:38 amVOA - World News
China halts, June 21, 2020, poultry imports from American poultry company Tyson where employees have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
China halts, June 21, 2020, poultry imports from American poultry company Tyson where employees have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Beijing announced Sunday it was halting poultry imports from a plant in the United States where employees have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
The plant was located in Arizona and owned by American poultry company Tyson.
There was no immediate comment from the company regarding China’s decision.
Beijing is under a partial lockdown as a new wave of COVID-19 infections has been confirmed and has stepped up scrutiny of imported products.
In November of 2019, China ended a five-year ban on U.S. poultry imports.