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Mon 02 Feb 2007Decision to allow turkey imports defended despite flu outbreakBritain:The British government has defended a decision to allow the import of turkey meat from Hungary after an outbreak of bird flu at an English farm that may be linked to an infection in the central European country.The Sunday Timesreported that 20 tonnes of turkey meat were imported from Hungary last Tuesday.