Import of poultry meat and products from areas in UK and Poland suspended

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     The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (October 16) that in view of notifications from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of the United Kingdom (UK) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in Cheshire East District of Cheshire County in the UK, and Ostróda District of the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Region and Konin District of the Wielkopolskie Region in Poland respectively, 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 according to the Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong imported about 390 tonnes of chilled and frozen poultry meat, and about 830 000 poultry eggs from the UK;, and about 1 730 tonnes of frozen poultry meat from Poland in the first six months of this year.

     "The CFS has contacted the British and Polish authorities over the issues and will closely monitor information issued by the WOAH 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, October 16, 2025
Issued at HKT 18:25

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