In a note the Government of Haiti is quick to point to the attention of all those interested by the subject, that contrary to widespread persistent rumor at some media, blogs and social networks, both in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, there is no new bans on the sale of Dominican food in Haiti.

"The Government disagrees against the spread of this rumor and said that at no time Prime minister Evans Paul has made a declaration that would address this alleged ban."

Let us remind our readers that certain products from the Dominican Republic were hit with a temporary sales ban in the territory of Haiti, ban still in force.

This is the sale of meat products, particularly poultry, eggs and live animals, decreed in early June 2013, suspected of carrying the virus of bird flu https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-8735-haiti-notice-import-ban-on-poultry-eggs-and-live-animals-from-dominican-republic.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-9207-haiti-economy-ban-on-poultry-products-more-political-than-sanitary.html

Moreover, since March 20, 2013 a sales ban in Haiti targets the Dominican fruits and vegetables to prevent the entry into Haiti, of the medfly detected in Dominican Republic https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-13429-haiti-flash-ban-on-imports-of-fruit-and-vegetables-dominicans.html

List of forbidden fruit :

Lemon, orange, chadeque, grapefruit, mandarin, lack, apple, pear, grape, mamey (Mamey sapote) karambole, breadfruit, "lam veritab", "sapotiy", pomegranate, "kachiman" (Annona reticulata), cherry, soursop, avocado, coffee, papaya, "kayimit", watermelon, melon, pomegranate, banana and "Fig Bannan".

List of prohibited vegetables :

Tomato, eggplant, sweet and hot pepper, cucumber and other fruits and vegetables of the same family.

See also :

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-14094-icihaiti-agriculture-the-ministry-continues-its-fight-against-the-mediterranean-fruit-fly.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-13494-haiti-dominican-republic-united-in-the-fight-against-the-mediterranean-fruit-fly.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-13453-haiti-agriculture-import-ban-on-fruits-and-vegetables-dominicans-is-not-respected.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-14216-icihaiti-agriculture-haiti-requires-evidence-of-the-dominican-republic.html

HL/ HaitiLibre