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Namibia bans Argentina and Chile poultry imports due to avian influenza outbreak

Apr 4, 2023Apr 4, 2023

NAMIBIA- Namibia has suspended the import and in-transit movement of live/raw poultry, birds, and live/raw ostrich products from Argentina and Chile after outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the countries. Avian influenza, or bird flu, is a highly contagious severe respiratory disease which primarily infects birds. It has a high mortality rate, especially in poultry. As the incubation period…

Namibia draft law to prohibit alcoholic beverages advertisement

Sep 17, 2021Sep 17, 2021

NAMIBIA – The government of Namibia is drafting a law that could potentially make the advertisement, promotion, and sponsorship of alcoholic beverages in Namibia illegal. The draft bill, seen by The Namibian and titled ‘The Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use’, aims to curb the negative impacts of certain substances, among other things. The proposed law will therefore ban the…

Namibia recalls Tiger Brands products as other affected countries follow suite

Aug 10, 2021Aug 22, 2021

SOUTH AFRICA – Namibia’s health ministry has instructed local environmental health practitioners to withdraw various KOO canned products, Hugo’s Baked Beans and Helderberg Peas, produced between 1 May 2019 and 5 May 2021, from Namibian shelves. Canned products forming part of this recall cover various KOO canned vegetable products, excluding all KOO canned fruit products, KOO pilchards and KOO products…