Import of poultry meat and products from areas in UK, US and Canada suspended

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     The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (December 23) that in view of notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in areas in the United Kingdom (UK), the United States (US) and Canada, 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:

UK
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(1) Scottish Borders of Scotland

US
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State of North Dakota
(2) Richland County

State of Minnesota
(3) Waseca County

State of Indiana
(4) Noble County

State of Iowa
(5) Hamilton County

Canada
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Province of Saskatchewan
(6) Rural Municipality of Vanscoy No. 345

     A CFS spokesman said that according to the Census and Statistics Department, in the first nine months of this year, while no poultry meat or eggs were imported into Hong Kong from Canada, Hong Kong imported about 770 tonnes of chilled and frozen poultry meat and about 1.17 million poultry eggs from the UK, and about 40 060 tonnes of chilled and frozen poultry meat and about 2.62 million poultry eggs from the US.

     "The CFS has contacted the British, American and Canadian 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/Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Issued at HKT 18:00

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