Hong Kong suspends import of of meat and poultry by-products from France and Japan region due to bird flu

Published 2021년 1월 14일

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The Hong Kong food safety authority has suspended imports of meat and poultry by-products from Japan's Kagoshima region and France's Canton of Armagnac-Ténarèze due to flu outbreaks in these regions. The decision was made to protect public health and comes after notifications of avian influenza outbreaks in these areas. The Food Security Center of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has also banned the import of eggs from these areas with immediate effect. The center will monitor the situation and take further action as necessary.

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(Reuters) - The Hong Kong food safety authority on Thursday decided to suspend imports of meat and poultry by-products from Japan's Kagoshima region and France's Canton of Armagnac-Ténarèze due to flu outbreaks poultry in these regions, reported the state news agency Xinhua. The Food Security Center (CFS) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has instructed the trade to suspend import of protein, including eggs, from these areas, with immediate effect, to protect Hong Kong's public health. . The decision came after notifications from the Ministry of Agriculture of Japan about an outbreak of H5 avian influenza in Kagoshima province, and the World Animal Health Organization (OIE) about an outbreak of H5N3 avian influenza in Canton of Armagnac- Ténarèze. “CFS has contacted the Japanese and ...

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