
The import of the following avian commodities from the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) is suspended for consignments produced on or after 15 May 2025:
- fresh poultry, ratite and wild game bird meat
- meat products of poultry, ratites and wild game birds that have not been subject to specific treatment ‘D’ (heat treatment to a minimum internal temperature of 70°C) or higher
- breeding and productive poultry and ratites
- day-old chicks, including day-old chicks of ratites
- hatching eggs of poultry and ratites
On 15 May 2025, an outbreak of HPAI was confirmed on a commercial breeding poultry farm in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The suspension of affected commodities will remain in place until the state of Rio Grande do Sul is recognised by the UK as disease free for HPAI.
Read the ‘Poultry and poultry products’ and ‘Meat products’ list of non-EU countries approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain for more information about affected commodities.




