Hong Kong: Hong Kong Detects COVID-19 on Imports of Brazilian Frozen Beef and Polish Frozen Pork Skin

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   HK2022-0017

Hong Kong continues to take random tests on imports of chilled and frozen foods and their packaging for the COVID-19 virus. The latest detections were connected to frozen meats’ packaging from Brazil and Poland in February 2022. In 2021, Brazil was the largest supplier of beef and pork products for Hong Kong while Poland ranked as the fifth supplier for pork products.

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