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Hong Kong – Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Estonia suspended

Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Estonia suspended *******************************************************************      The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (October 26) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza in Tartu County and Harju County of Estonia, 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 ... Read more