Notice of Administration Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 14534 dated 5 December 2023 entitled “Temporary ban on importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from West-Vlaanderen in Belgium”

Following the WOAH report dated 5 December 2023, a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus outbreak has occurred in West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 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 West-Vlaanderen, Belgium 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 Belgium to prove that the product is free from the virus).