Hungary poultry import applications suspended
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The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) announced today (January 26) that the processing of applications for importing poultry and poultry products from the Republic of Hungary would be suspended with immediate effect.
"The decision was taken following confirmation of an outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 in a poultry farm in the country," a CFS spokesman said.
"We will seek further information about the case from the Hungarian authorities," he said.
Hong Kong imported some 1,200 tonnes of frozen poultry meat/offal from the Republic of Hungary last year.
Ends/Friday, January 26, 2007
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