date:Aug 27, 2015
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department in Hong Kong has imposed a ban on poultry meat imports from Lao Cai Province, Vietnam over bird flu outbreak.
This comes after the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) confirmed outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N6 avian influenza in the region.
CFS banned the import of poultry meat and products including poultry eggs, effective immediately.
CFS spokesman said: The CFS has contacted the Vietnamese authoritie