Notice of Administration Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 9063 dated 31 August 2025 entitled “Temporary ban on importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Buenos Aires in Argentina”

Following the WOAH report dated 20 August 2025, a Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus outbreak has occurred in Buenos Aires in Argentina. In compliance with the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.4, it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent the entry of the HPAI virus into the country. Therefore, the import of poultry meat, eggs and their products from Buenos Aires in Argentina 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 HPAI virus, as long as it conforms with the approved health requirements, and standards, with a health certificate issued by the official bodies in Argentina prove that the product is free from the virus).