Temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Mazowieckie, Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Łódzkie and Wielkopolskie in Poland

Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has issued the Administrative Order of Ref. No. 11981 dated 14 December 2020 (29/04/1442 AH) entitled "Temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Mazowieckie in Poland". On 16 February 2021, SFDA has subsequently issued the Administrative Order Ref. No. 18714, entitled "Temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Łódzkie and Wielkopolskie in Poland".

Following OIE reports dated 3 and 10 February 2021, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) outbreaks have occurred in Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Łódzkie and Wielkopolskie in Poland. In compliance with the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.4, it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent the entry of HPAI into the country. Therefore, the import of poultry meat, eggs and their products (with the exception of processed poultry meat and egg products exposed to either heat or other treatments that ensure deactivation of avian influenza viruses) from Mazowieckie, Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Łódzkie and Wielkopolskie in Poland into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.