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Hong Kong suspends import of poultry meat and products from Békés County in Hungary

Christian Fernsby ▼ |
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced that in view of a notification from the Ministry of Agriculture of Hungary about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza in Békés County in Hungary, the CFS has instructed the trade to suspend the import of poultry meat and products, including poultry eggs, from the county to protect public health in Hong Kong.

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Topics: HONG KONG    POULTRY    MEAT    HUNGARY   

A CFS spokesman said that Hong Kong has currently established a protocol with Hungary for the import of poultry meat but not for poultry eggs. According to the Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong imported about 170 tonnes of frozen poultry meat from Hungary in the first three months of this year.

"The CFS has contacted the Hungarian authorities over the issue and will closely monitor information issued by the World Organisation for Animal Health and the relevant authorities on avian influenza outbreaks. Appropriate action will be taken in response to the development of the situation," the spokesman said. ■

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