Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Hungary, UK and France suspended

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     The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (October 30) that in view of notifications from the Ministry of Agriculture of Hungary and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in areas in Hungary, the United Kingdom (UK) and France respectively, the CFS has instructed the trade to suspend the import of poultry meat and products (including poultry eggs) from the relevant areas with immediate effect to protect public health in Hong Kong.

     The relevant areas are as follows:

Hungary
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(1) Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County

UK
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(2) West Suffolk District of Suffolk County

(3) Denbighshire County of Wales

France
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(4) Cher Department

(5) Haute-Marne Department

(6) Vendée Department

(7) Lot-et-Garonne Department

     A CFS spokesman said that Hong Kong has currently established a protocol with Hungary for the import of poultry meat but not for poultry eggs. According to the Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong imported about 110 tonnes of frozen poultry meat from Hungary; about 770 tonnes of chilled and frozen poultry meat and about 1.17 million poultry eggs from the UK; and about 830 tonnes of chilled and frozen poultry meat and about 50 000 poultry eggs from France in the first nine months of this year.

     "The CFS has contacted the Hungarian, British 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/Thursday, October 30, 2025
Issued at HKT 18:59

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