Notice of Administration Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 30229 dated 23 July 2022  entitled "Temporary ban on importation of poultry meat, eggs and their products originating from Wielkopolskie in Poland"

Following the WOAH Report dated 19 July 2022, a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) outbreak has occurred in Wielkopolskie, Poland. In compliance with the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.4, it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent the entry of 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 avian influenza viruses) from Wielkopolskie, Poland to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is temporarily suspended.