Stricter rules on bird’s nest

PETALING JAYA: Some 60,000 swiftlet ranchers are expected to be affected by the stricter safety regulations imposed by Malaysia’s Veterinary Services Department on the export of raw, unclean edible bird’s nest.

Coalition of Swiftlet Birdnest Ranches Malaysia chairman Allan Ho said the local Code of Veterinary Practice was looking to adopt different microbiological and chemical parameters as part of the standards for clean and raw unclean bird’s nest.