On May 1, 2009, the European Union will introduce new regulations concerning the transportation of products of animal origin by travelers, Moldova’s Customs Service said, quoted by Info-Prim Neo. Travelers will not in general be allowed to bring in meat and dairy products in hand baggage and postal parcels, unless they are coming with less than 10 kilograms of meat and dairy from Croatia, France, the Faeroe Islands, Greenland, or Iceland. There will also be an exemption for powdered infant milk, infant food, and special foods or special pet feed required for medical reasons, if weighing less than 2 kilograms and provided that: such products do not require refrigeration before opening, they are packaged proprietary brand products for direct sale to the final consumer, and the packaging is unbroken unless in current use. For fish products, travelers will be able to bring in up to 20 kilograms. For other animal products, such as honey, fresh oysters and snails, and travelers will be able to bring in up to 2 kilograms. These rules will not apply to animal products transported between the 27 EU member states, or for animal products coming from Andorra, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino, and Switzerland. The new legislation is intended to clearly explain the rules concerning the introduction of animal products into the European Union as they could pose a risk to the health of EU livestock by carrying with them certain animal diseases. Brochures with information about the clearer EU rules on the introduction of personal consignments of animal products into the EU that will come into force on May 1, 2009 are being distributed in airports and at the border crossing points of the EU member states and are accessible to the general public.