The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (August 6) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in various areas of Côte d'Ivoire, it has banned the import of poultry meat and products (including poultry eggs) from the country with immediate effect to protect public health in Hong Kong.
A CFS spokesman said Hong Kong has not established any protocol with Côte d'Ivoire for importation of poultry meat and eggs. There is no import of such commodities from Côte d'Ivoire.
Reprinted from HKSAR Government:
http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201508/06/P201508060759.htm