Notice of Administration Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 17689 dated 15 October 2024 entitled "Temporary ban on importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Podlaskie in Poland"

Emergency notifications (SPS) 2024-10-24
G/SPS/N/SAU/540

Description

Following the WOAH report dated 1 October 2024, a Newcastle disease outbreak has occurred in Podlaskie, Poland. In compliance with the World Organization 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 Newcastle disease 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 Newcastle disease) from Podlaskie  in Poland to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.

Keywords

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