Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Municipality of Kozani in Greece and Hau Giang Province in Vietnam

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     The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (March 28) that in view of notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza in the Municipality of Kozani in Greece, and an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in Hau Giang Province in Vietnam, the CFS has banned the import of poultry meat and products (including poultry eggs) from the two areas with immediate effect to protect public health in Hong Kong.

      A CFS spokesman said that no poultry meat or poultry eggs were imported from Greece to Hong Kong last year. At present, Hong Kong has an established protocol with Vietnam for the import of poultry eggs but not for poultry meat. No poultry eggs were imported into Hong Kong from the country last year.

      "The CFS has contacted the Greek and Vietnamese authorities over the issues and will closely monitor information issued by the OIE on avian influenza outbreaks. Appropriate action will be taken in response to the development of the situation," the spokesman said.

Ends/Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Issued at HKT 18:25

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