Hongkong suspends poultry imports from areas affected by Avian Influenza

The Food Security Center (CFS) of the Hong Kong Department of Food and Environmental Hygiene suspended imports of any and all poultry products from specific regions of Holland, South Korea and Japan. An embargo on products from regions affected by Avian influenza is common and it was suggested that he affected countries suspend their exports for at least three months after controlling the outbreak of the disease. Hongkong embargo is aimed only at specific regions in each affected country. All of these regions affected by the highly pathogenic H5N8 Avian Influenza virus strain. In Holland, the suspension of imports falls on the Provinces of South Holland and Friesland; in South Korea, on the North Jeolla and Jeongeup-si Province and in Japan about Miyazaki Prefecture.