Notice of Administration Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 2819 dated 23 July 2024 entitled “Temporary ban on importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil”

Following the WOAH report dated 18 July 2024, a Newcastle disease outbreak has occurred in Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. 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 Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.