Avian influenza cited as trigger for the suspension
15 Could 2024
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Hong Kong’s Centre for Meals Security (CFS) of the Meals and Environmental Hygiene Division introduced Monday the suspension of poultry imports from Dodge County, Minnesota, citing an outbreak of extremely pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza and the necessity to defend public well being in Hong Kong as the explanation behind the suspension.
A CFS spokesperson stated that in accordance with the Census and Statistics Division, Hong Kong imported about 16,480 tonnes of chilled and frozen poultry meat and about 7.73 million poultry eggs from the US within the first three months of this 12 months.
“The CFS has contacted the American authority over the problem and can carefully monitor data issued by the WOAH and the related authorities on the avian influenza outbreak. Acceptable motion shall be taken in response to the event of the scenario,” the spokesperson stated.
