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Hong Kong suspends poultry imports from a Vietnamese province

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Hong Kong's Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has suspended the import of poultry meat and products (including poultry eggs) from the Long An Province in Vietnam with immediate effect to protect public health.

Posted on Jan 15 ,12:37

Hong Kong suspends poultry imports from a Vietnamese province

CFS said the decision to suspend the imports was made based on a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in Long An Province.

A CFS spokesman said that at present, Hong Kong has an established protocol with Vietnam for the import of poultry eggs but not for poultry meat. Hong Kong imported 650,000 poultry eggs from the country in the first nine months of last year.

"The CFS has contacted the Vietnamese authorities over the issue and will closely monitor information issued by the OIE on avian influenza outbreaks. Appropriate action will be taken in response to the development of the situation," the spokesman said.

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