On August 18, 2026, Hong Kong's Centre for Food Safety (CFS) announced that it had instructed traders to suspend imports of poultry meat and products, including poultry eggs, from Tanum Municipality in Sweden with immediate effect. The measure followed a World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) notification of an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in the area, and was described as a step to protect public health in Hong Kong.

A CFS spokesman cited Census and Statistics Department figures showing no poultry meat or eggs were imported into Hong Kong from Sweden in the first six months of 2026. The CFS said it had contacted the Swedish authorities about the issue and would closely monitor information from WOAH and relevant authorities on the outbreak, with appropriate action to be taken as the situation develops.