Poultry restrictions to expand across all of Guangdong

Live poultry restrictions for the cities of Guangzhou, Foshan and Shenzhen will be extended to the entire province of Guangdong in an attempt to control the spread of bird flu, South China Morning Post reported, citing local media. The Guangzhou Daily reported the director of the province’s food and drug administration as saying only vendors who meet official guidelines will be allowed to sell live poultry, with slaughtering of poultry in wet markets forbidden during peak bird flu seasons. However, a sociologist at the Guangzhou Academy of Social Sciences doubted whether the proposals would work due to the widespread preference for fresh birds in the province.