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Hong Kong Bans Poultry Imports from Japan Amid Bird Flu

2/23/2026

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Hong Kong bans poultry meat and products from Japan after bird flu.
The Centre for Food Safety announced a suspension of imports from Holbaek, Denmark, and Iwate, Japan.
The move follows notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health and Japan's Agriculture Ministry.
Hong Kong imported 2,390 tonnes of frozen poultry and 298 million eggs from Japan, and 450 tonnes of frozen poultry and 210,000 eggs from Denmark.

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Hong Kong bans poultry meat and products from Japan after bird flu.
The Centre for Food Safety announced a suspension of imports from Holbaek, Denmark, and Iwate, Japan.
The move follows notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health and Japan's Agriculture Ministry.
Hong Kong imported 2,390 tonnes of frozen poultry and 298 million eggs from Japan, and 450 tonnes of frozen poultry and 210,000 eggs from Denmark.