The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) lifts the temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Ács, Komarom‑Esztergom and Létavértes, Hajdu-Bihar in Hungary

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) issued the Administrative Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 19356 dated 12 February 2020 (18/06/1441 AH) entitled "Temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Ács, Komarom‑Esztergom and Létavértes, Hajdu-Bihar in Hungary". The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has subsequently issued the administrative order No. 5148 dated 11 October 2020 (24/02/1442 AH), lifting the temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Ács, Komarom‑Esztergom and Létavértes, Hajdu-Bihar in Hungary.
Based on OIE reports No. 33478 and 33479 dated 2 March 2020, Hungary is free from HPAI. In compliance with the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 10.4, the risk of importing poultry meat, eggs and their products from Hungary is negligible.