Notice of Administration Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 17740 dated 22 October 2025 entitled “Temporary ban on importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Podlaskie in Poland”

Following the WOAH report dated 20 October 2025, a Newcastle disease outbreak has occurred in Podlaskie in Poland. In compliance with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.9, it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent the entry of the Newcastle disease into the country. Therefore, the import of poultry meat, eggs and their products from Podlaskie in Poland to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended (with the exception of processed poultry meat and egg products exposed to either heat or other treatments that ensure deactivation of the Newcastle disease, as long as it conforms with the approved health requirements, and standards, with a health certificate issued by the official bodies in Poland prove that the product is free from the virus).