Notification - Administrative Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority 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"

Administrative Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority 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"

Emergency notifications (SPS) 2021-01-05

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Following the OIE report, Ref. No. 36857 dated 3 December 2020, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) outbreaks have occurred in Mazowieckie 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 in Poland to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.

Keywords

Animal diseases; Food safety; Avian Influenza; Animal health; Human health; Pest- or Disease- free Regions / Regionalization; Zoonoses

Administrative Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority 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"

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