HK bans import of poultry meat and products from province of Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

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     The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (October 31) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of low-pathogenic H5 avian influenza in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands, it has banned the import of poultry meat and products (including poultry eggs) from the province concerned with immediate effect to protect public health in Hong Kong.

     A CFS spokesman said about 7,000 tonnes of frozen poultry meat and about 7.14 million poultry eggs from the Netherlands were imported into Hong Kong in the first nine months of this year.

     "The CFS has contacted the Dutch authorities over the issue and will closely monitor information issued by the OIE on avian influenza outbreaks in the country. Appropriate action will be taken in response to the development of the situation," the spokesman said.

Ends/Monday, October 31, 2016
Issued at HKT 18:18

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