Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Belgium, Pakistan and Italy suspended
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A CFS spokesman said that Hong Kong currently has an established protocol with Pakistan for the import of poultry eggs but not for poultry meat. According to the Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong imported about 1.34 million poultry eggs from Pakistan, about 25 tonnes of frozen poultry meat from Belgium, and about 770 tonnes of frozen poultry meat and about 77 000 poultry eggs from Italy in the first nine months of this year.
"The CFS has contacted the Belgian, Pakistani and Italian authorities over the issues and will closely monitor information issued by the OIE and the relevant authorities on the avian influenza outbreak. Appropriate action will be taken in response to the development of the situation," the spokesman said.
Ends/Friday, December 10, 2021
Issued at HKT 17:00
Issued at HKT 17:00
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