The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) lifts the temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Tarn, Lot-et-Garonne and Aveyron, France

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) issued the notice administrative order No. 10301 dated 21 November 2017, lifting the temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Tarn, Lot-et-Garonne and Aveyron, France. The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) in the Notice of executive No. 13369 dated 28 December 2016 (29/03/1438 AH) imposed a temporary ban on the importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Tarn, Lot-et-Garonne and Aveyron, France, due to the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Tarn, Lot-et-Garonne and Aveyron, France.
Based on OIE report No. 24993 dated 18 October 2017, France 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 France is negligible.