A spokesman for the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau(HWFB) announced that the government had suspended the processing of applications for the importation of poultry and poultry meat from the province after the notification from the Ministry of Agriculture.

He assured that so far there were no poultry imports from Sichuan province, but he added,"Should there be any such applications, they will not be processed for the time being to ensure food safety." Enditem