Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Poland and UK suspended

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     The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (November 17) that in view of notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of the United Kingdom (UK) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in areas in Poland and the UK respectively, the CFS has instructed the trade to suspend the import of poultry meat and products (including poultry eggs) from the relevant areas with immediate effect to protect public health in Hong Kong.

     The relevant areas are as follows:

Poland
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Kujawsko-pomorskie Region
(1) Inowrocław District

UK
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Cumbria County
(2) Westmorland and Furness District

Lincolnshire County
(3) South Kesteven District
(4) East Lindsey District

Worcestershire County
(5) Malvern Hills District

(6) Powys County of Wales

(7) South Lanarkshire of Scotland

Suffolk County
(8) East Suffolk District

     A CFS spokesman said that according to the Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong imported about 1 870 tonnes of frozen poultry meat from Poland; and about 770 tonnes of chilled and frozen poultry meat and about 1.17 million poultry eggs from the UK in the first nine months of this year.

     "The CFS has contacted the Polish and British authorities over the issues 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/Monday, November 17, 2025
Issued at HKT 18:43

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