Import of poultry meat and products from Vesthimmerland Municipality in Denmark suspended (14.4.2025)
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (April 14) that in view of notifications from the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in Vesthimmerland Municipality in Denmark, the CFS has instructed the trade to suspend the import of poultry meat and products (including poultry eggs) from the area with immediate effect to protect public health in Hong Kong.
