Notice of Administration Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 19185 dated 23 January 2024 entitled “Temporary ban on importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Vendée in France”

Following the WOAH report dated 18 January 2024, a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus outbreak has occurred in Vendée in France. In compliance with the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.4, it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent the entry of the HPAI virus into the country. Therefore, the import of poultry meat, eggs and their products from Vendée in France to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended (with the exception of processed poultry meat and egg products exposed to either heat or other treatments that ensure deactivation of the HPAI virus, as long as it conforms with the approved health requirements, and standards, with a health certificate issued by the official bodies in France prove that the product is free from the virus).