Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Norway and Spain suspended

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     The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (September 9) that in view of notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in Hadsel of Nordland County in Norway and Huelva Province of Andalucía in Spain, the CFS has instructed the trade to suspend the import of poultry meat and products (including poultry eggs) from the above-mentioned areas with immediate effect to protect public health in Hong Kong.

     A CFS spokesman said that Hong Kong currently has established a protocol with Norway for the import of poultry meat but not for poultry eggs. According to the Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong imported about 40 kilograms of frozen poultry meat from Norway in the first six months of this year. Moreover, Hong Kong imported about 50 tonnes of frozen poultry meat, and about 50 000 poultry eggs from Spain in the first six months of this year.

     "The CFS has contacted the Norwegian and Spanish authorities over the issues and will closely monitor information issued by the WOAH and the relevant authorities on the avian influenza outbreak. Appropriate action will be taken in response to the development of the situation," the spokesman said.

Ends/Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Issued at HKT 17:22

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