Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Canada suspended

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     The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (December 27) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) about outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in Middlesex County in the province of Ontario and Greater Vancouver in the province of British Columbia in Canada, the CFS has instructed the trade to suspend the import of poultry meat and products (including poultry eggs) from the above-mentioned 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 370 tonnes of frozen poultry meat from Canada in the first nine months of this year.

     "The CFS has contacted the Canadian 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/Friday, December 27, 2024
Issued at HKT 16:50

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