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

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     The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (October 31) that in view of notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) and the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in Allier Department in France and Lolland Municipality in Denmark 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 830 tonnes of chilled and frozen poultry meat and about 50 000 poultry eggs from France; and about 230 tonnes of frozen poultry meat and about 180 000 poultry eggs from Denmark in the first nine months of this year.

     "The CFS has contacted the French and Danish 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/Friday, October 31, 2025
Issued at HKT 17:36

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