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ThePoultrySite Latest News
News from Hong Kong
Friday, July 10, 2009
HK Resumes South Korean Poultry Imports HONG KONG - The Centre for Food Safety has resumed processing applications for importing poultry and poultry products from South Korea.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Two More Cases of Bird Flu in Hong Kong HONG KONG - The veterinary authorities have informed the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about two new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Researchers Discover New H5N1 Inhibitors HONG KONG - Researchers from Hong Kong and Canada found a new inhibitor against H5N1 avian flu virus by using a new technology platform, according to the University of Hong Kong which made the results public on Wednesday.
Friday, March 20, 2009
All German Poultry Imports Resume HONG KONG - The Centre for Food Safety today resumed the processing of applications for importing poultry from Saxony, Germany.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Thai Poultry Imports to HK Fully Resume HONG KONG - The Centre for Food Safety today resumed the processing of applications for importing poultry and poultry products from central-western Thailand.
Monday, March 16, 2009
HK Food Safety Authority Monitors US Ban HONG KONG - The Hong Kong Center for Food Safety (CFS) is closely monitoring the situation about the recall of chicken drink products in the United States.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Hong Kong Reports Ten Cases of Bird Flu HONG KONG - The veterinary authorities have sent an Immediate Notification to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) regarding ten outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) involving a total of 12 birds.
HK Officials Seize Smuggled Poultry Meat HONG KONG - Local authorities in Hong Kong seized a large consignment of poultry meat that appears to have originated in South America and was on its way to China on 5 February. Food safety was a major concern, as were unpaid customs duty and taxes.
Wild Bird Carcasses Tested Positive for H5N1 HONG KONG - The carcasses of a goose and two ducks found on a beach have tested positive for the H5N1 subtype of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus.
Friday, February 06, 2009
H5 Virus Suspected in Three Dead Birds HONG KONG - Preliminary tests on three bird carcasses collected in recent days indicate H5 avian influenza infection, the Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department says. More tests are being conducted on the grey heron, peregrine falcon and ch...
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
More Dead Birds Found on Lantau HONG KONG - The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department will enhance inspections on backyard poultry keeping after nine more bird carcasses were found in Sham Wat Wan and Sha Lo Wan on Lantau Island yesterday.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Chicken Feed Including Bird Flu Vaccine HONG KONG - Using genetically modified (GM) rice, scientists believe thay may be able to produce poultry feed with a vaccine against H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
Friday, January 16, 2009
Poultry Imports from Thailand Resume HONG KONG - The Centre for Food Safety has resumed processing applications for importing poultry and poultry products from Thailand, except the central west part of the country.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Drill Tests Designated-Clinic Arrangements HONG KONG - More than 200 people from six organisations have participated in an exercise to test the arrangements for setting up designated clinics in the event of an outbreak of human cases of avian influenza.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Farms May be Using Wrong Bird Flu Vaccines HONG KONG - Experts say that farmers are not using the right vaccine to protect their birds as the bird flu viru is mutating. The result is the latest outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
Monday, December 15, 2008
New Case of Bird Flu in Hong Kong HONG KONG - The veterinary authorities have informed the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) of a new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Total Ban on HK Poultry Imports HONG KONG - After three dead chicken tested positive to the deadly H5 virus in Hong Kong, 80,000 chickens were slaughtered and emergency restrictions put into place.
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Hong Kong Has Found More Tainted Eggs HONG KONG - Authorities have reported finding more eggs originating in northern China contaminated with melamine.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
HK Resumes British Poultry Imports HONG KONG - Hong Kong has resumed importing poultry meat and products from the entire UK, lifting the import suspension on Oxfordshire and Warwickshire counties.
Food Samples Fail Safety Tests HONG KONG - The Centre for Food Safety tested 15,600 food samples in September and October and found 69 - just .04% - to be unsatisfactory.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
HK Suspends Thai Poultry Import Applications HONG KONG - The processing of applications for importing poultry and poultry products from Thailand to Hong Kong has been suspended following confirmation of an avian influenza case on a farm in the country.
Egg Prices to Remain High as Supplies Tighten HONG KONG - Hong Kong's consumers will have to keep paying inflated prices for fresh eggs in the foreseeable future, according to the government and traders.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
More Testing of Eggs, Meat for Melamine HONG KONG - The government will start testing eggs and meat products imported from the mainland this week, after some eggs from Dalian were found to contain excessive levels of melamine on 25 October.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Melamine Found in Chinese Eggs HONG KONG - The authorities have asked Beijing to investigate how melamine, an industrial chemical found in tainted milk formula, turned up in Chinese chicken eggs.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
HK Suspends German Imports HONG KONG - Applications for poultry imports from Germany have been suspended following the recent outbreak of bird flu there.

