Notice of Administration Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 20248 dated 28 October 2024 entitled “Temporary ban on importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Wielkopolskie in Poland”

Following the WOAH report dated 21 October 2024, a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) outbreak has occurred in Wielkopolskie in Poland. In compliance with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.9, it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent the entry of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (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 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI)) from Wielkopolskie in Poland to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.