The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) lifts the temporary ban of importation of chilled and frozen Atlantic salmon originating from Faroe Islands, Denmark

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) issued the Decision No. 13566 dated 11 December 2017 (23/03/1439 AH), lifting the temporary ban of importation of chilled and frozen Atlantic salmon originating from Faroe Islands, Denmark. The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) in the Decision No. 25234 dated 18 April 2017 (21/07/1438 HA) imposed a temporary ban of importation of chilled and frozen Atlantic salmon originating from Faroe Islands, Denmark, due to the outbreak of Infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV) in Faroe Islands, Denmark.
Based on OIE report No. 25323 dated 30 November 2017, Faroe Islands, Denmark is free from ISAV. In compliance with the OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code, Chapter 10.4, the risk of importing chilled and frozen Atlantic salmon from the Faroe Islands, Denmark is negligible.