On 9 June 2022, the Singapore Food Agency has announced that it will lift restrictions on imports of poultry and poultry products from Aomori and Akita prefecture in Japan.  
   
On April 18 and May 4, 2022, Singapore imposed temporary import restrictions on poultry and poultry products from areas affected by H5 outbreaks in Aomori and Akita prefectural areas of Japan.  
   
The outbreak in the region has now been resolved, and Singapore Food Agency said it would immediately lift the import restrictions.  
   
To facilitate clearance of other poultry and poultry products, the following additional certificates should be included in the accompanying veterinary health certificate when importing poultry and poultry products:  
   
A. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) H5 and H7 are notifiable diseases in exporting countries.  
   
B. As defined by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), poultry of meat origin are not vaccinated against avian influenza H5 and H7 subtypes.  
   
C. Poultry and meat products are not poultry originating in Hokkaido, Japan.  
   
D. Poultry of meat origin were born, raised and slaughtered in Japan or day-old chicks legally imported from countries with similar poultry health status.