Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Korea suspended

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The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (April 13) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in Ganghwa-gun of Incheon Province, Sangju-si of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province and Seosan-si of Chungcheongnam-do Province in Korea, the CFS has instructed the trade to suspend the import of poultry meat and products (including poultry eggs) from the areas with immediate effect to protect public health in Hong Kong.

A CFS spokesman said that according to the Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong imported about 30 tonnes of chilled and frozen poultry meat and about 4.53 million poultry eggs from Korea last year.

"The CFS has contacted the Korean authority over the issue and will closely monitor information issued by the WOAH and the relevant authorities on the avian influenza outbreaks. Appropriate action will be taken in response to the development of the situation," the spokesman said.

Ends/Thursday, April 13, 2023
Issued at HKT 17:17

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