The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) lifts the temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Poland

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) issued Administrative Order Ref. No. 16428 dated 16 January 2020 (21/05/1441 AH) entitled "Temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Lubelskie, Poland" due to the Outbreaks of HPAI. Also, on 2 March 2020, SFDA has issued the Administrative Order No. 21250, Temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from (Topola Osiedle, Przygodzice, ostrowski (3017), Wielkopolskie), (Ostrow Wielkopolski, Ostrow Wielkopolski, ostrowski (3017), Wielkopolskie), (Ferma Roscin, Mysliborz, mysliborski (3210), Zachodnio-Pomorskie), (Zalesie, Dabie, kolski (3009), Wielkopolskie), (Slaborowice, Ostrow Wielkopolski, ostrowski (3017), Wielkopolskie) and (Strupice, Chojnow, legnicki (0209), Dolnoslaskie) in Poland, due to the Outbreaks of HPAI.
The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has subsequently issued the administrative order No. 32823 dated 10 August 2020 (20/12/1441 AH), lifting the temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Lubelskie and  (Topola Osiedle, Przygodzice, ostrowski (3017), Wielkopolskie), (Ostrow Wielkopolski, Ostrow Wielkopolski, ostrowski (3017), Wielkopolskie), (Ferma Roscin, Mysliborz, mysliborski (3210), Zachodnio-Pomorskie), (Zalesie, Dabie, kolski (3009), Wielkopolskie), (Slaborowice, Ostrow Wielkopolski, ostrowski (3017), Wielkopolskie) and (Strupice, Chojnow, legnicki (0209), Dolnoslaskie) in Poland.

Based on OIE reports No. 34342 and 34338 dated 13 May 2020, Poland 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 Poland is negligible.