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

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     The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (November 10) 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 areas in the UK and Sweden 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:

UK
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Northern Ireland
(1) Pomeroy Townland Area
(2) Lisnaskea Townland Area

Lincolnshire County
(3) South Holland District
(4) Boston District

East Sussex County
(5) Wealden District

Sweden
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(6) Municipality of Ängelholm

     A CFS spokesman said that according to the Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong imported about 770 tonnes of chilled and frozen poultry meat and about 1.17 million poultry eggs from the UK, and about 20 tonnes of frozen poultry meat from Sweden in the first nine months of this year.

     "The CFS has contacted the British and Swedish 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, November 10, 2025
Issued at HKT 19:25

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