Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Chile suspended

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     The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (April 2) that in view of notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in Talagante Province of the Santiago Metropolitan Region and Talca Province of the Maule Region in Chile, the CFS has instructed the trade to suspend the import of poultry meat and products from the above-mentioned areas with immediate effect to protect public health in Hong Kong.

     A CFS spokesman said that Hong Kong has currently established a protocol with Chile for the import of poultry meat but not for poultry eggs. According to the Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong imported about 1 780 tonnes of frozen poultry meat from Chile last year.

     "The CFS has contacted the Chilean authority 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, April 2, 2026
Issued at HKT 19:05

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