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February 7 2002, 17:17 Interfax-Ukraine

Poultry importers beg the Veterinary Department to allow imports from US

Ukrainian companies Vidrodzhennia and Soyuz-Kontrakt, the importers of US poultry appealed to the State Veterinary Department to allow US poultry imports.

According to Petro Verbytskyi, the Ukraine's Chief Veterinary Inspector, the above mentioned companies ask for permission to import on condition that the US producer which supplies the product in question does not use antibiotics in feed and does not use preservatives at their slaughter houses.

He also stated that he is prepared to review the appeal but in his opinion the US suppliers shall undergo checks anyway.

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