Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Ahmedabad District in Gujarat State of India

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     The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (January 20) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in Ahmedabad District in Gujarat State of India, the CFS has banned the import of poultry meat and products (including poultry eggs) from the above area with immediate effect to protect public health in Hong Kong.

      A CFS spokesman said that Hong Kong at present has established a protocol with India for the import of poultry eggs but not for poultry meat. In the first 11 months of last year, no poultry eggs were imported into Hong Kong from India.

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

Ends/Friday, January 20, 2017
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