Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Canada and France suspended

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The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (October 20) that in view of notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in the Rural Municipality of Ste. Rose of Manitoba Province in Canada, and an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza in Loire-Atlantique Department in France, 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, no poultry meat or eggs were imported into Hong Kong from Canada in the first six months of this year; and Hong Kong imported about 400 tonnes of chilled and frozen poultry meat, and about 20 000 poultry eggs from France in the first six months of this year.

"The CFS has contacted the Canadian and French 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/Monday, October 20, 2025
Issued at HKT 19:15

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