Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Denmark, Belgium and Germany suspended

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The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (October 23) that in view of notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in Sorø Municipality in Denmark, West-Vlaanderen Province in Belgium and the District of Oberhavel of the State of Brandenburg in Germany, 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 210 tonnes of frozen poultry meat, and about 150 000 poultry eggs from Denmark; about 30 tonnes of frozen poultry meat from Belgium, and about 30 tonnes of frozen poultry meat from Germany in the first six months of this year.

"The CFS has contacted the Danish, Belgian and German 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 23, 2025
Issued at HKT 18:52

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