Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Poland and Korea suspended
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A CFS spokesman said that according to the Census and Statistics Department, in the first nine months of this year, Hong Kong imported about 9,900 tonnes of frozen poultry meat and about 21.32 million poultry eggs from Poland, and about 740 tonnes of chilled and frozen poultry meat and about 8.9 million poultry eggs from Korea.
"The CFS has contacted the Polish and Korean authorities over the issues and will closely monitor information issued by the World Organisation for Animal Health 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/Thursday, December 10, 2020
Issued at HKT 16:05
Issued at HKT 16:05
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