Hong Kong suspends poultry imports from US due to bird flu outbreak

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The Center for Food Safety (CFS) of the Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced an immediate suspension of the import of poultry meat and products from specific regions in the United States.

This action is in response to a notification from the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) regarding an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in Meeker County, Minnesota, and Sanpete County, Utah.

The Center decided to suspend imports to protect public health in Hong Kong. The move follows established protocols to prevent the spread of infectious diseases and protect consumers from potential health risks associated with the avian influenza virus.

A spokesman for the center emphasized that the amount of poultry imported from the United States in the first half of this year was huge. According to data from the Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong imported approximately 12,280 tons of chilled and frozen poultry meat and approximately 19.5 million poultry eggs from the United States during the same period.

因禽流感爆发香港暂停从美国进口家禽

香港食物环境卫生署食物安全中心（中心）宣布立即暂停从美国特定地区进口禽肉及产品。

这一行动是为了响应世界动物卫生组织 (WOAH) 关于明尼苏达州米克县和犹他州桑皮特县爆发高致病性 H5N1 禽流感的通知。

中心决定暂停进口，以保障香港公众健康。 此举遵循既定协议，以防止传染病传播并保护消费者免受与禽流感病毒相关的潜在健康风险。

该中心发言人强调，今年上半年从美国进口的家禽数量巨大。 根据政府统计处的数据，同期香港从美国进口约12,280吨冰鲜及冷冻禽肉及约1,950万个禽蛋。