Notification - Notice of Executive Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 73657 dated 14 August 2018 (03/12/1439 AH) entitled "Temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Sabah, Malaysia"

Notice of Executive Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 73657 dated 14 August 2018 (03/12/1439 AH) entitled "Temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Sabah, Malaysia"

Emergency notifications (SPS) 2018-08-27

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Following the OIE report, Ref. No. 27462 dated 5 August 2018, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) outbreaks have occurred in Sabah, Malaysia. 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 Sabah, Malaysia to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.

Keywords

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

Notice of Executive Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 73657 dated 14 August 2018 (03/12/1439 AH) entitled "Temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Sabah, Malaysia"

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