Import of poultry meat and products from Breckland District of Norfolk County in UK suspended
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A CFS spokesman said that according to the Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong imported about 880 tonnes of chilled and frozen poultry meat and about 160 000 poultry eggs from the UK in the first six months of this year.
"The CFS has contacted the British authority over the issue 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/Monday, September 26, 2022
Issued at HKT 14:30
Issued at HKT 14:30
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