Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Cao Bang Province in Vietnam

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     The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (March 14) that in view of notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N6 and H5N1 avian influenza in Cao Bang Province in Vietnam, the CFS has banned the import of poultry meat and products (including poultry eggs) from the province with immediate effect to protect public health in Hong Kong.

     A CFS spokesman said that 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 Vietnamese authorities over the issue 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 14, 2017
Issued at HKT 16:31

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