Giuseppe
Emeritus
Hong Kong: Japanese poultry imports suspended (Jan 24 2011)
[Source: Centre for Food Safety, Hong Kong PRC SAR, View Original Article.]
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) announced today (January 24) that it has suspended processing applications for importing poultry and poultry products from Japan with immediate effect until further notice.
"We took the decision following confirmation of an outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 in the city of Miyazaki in Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan," a CFS spokesman said.
"We are seeking further information from the relevant authorities in Japan and closely monitoring the situation in the country," the spokesman added.
From January to November 2010, Hong Kong imported about 4,700 tonnes offrozen poultry and 20 million poultry eggs from Japan.
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[Source: Centre for Food Safety, Hong Kong PRC SAR, View Original Article.]
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) announced today (January 24) that it has suspended processing applications for importing poultry and poultry products from Japan with immediate effect until further notice.
"We took the decision following confirmation of an outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 in the city of Miyazaki in Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan," a CFS spokesman said.
"We are seeking further information from the relevant authorities in Japan and closely monitoring the situation in the country," the spokesman added.
From January to November 2010, Hong Kong imported about 4,700 tonnes offrozen poultry and 20 million poultry eggs from Japan.
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