المملكة: Banning the import of poultry and eggs from Argentina due to bird flu

Forced The Saudi Food and Drug Authority temporarily banned Importing poultry meat and table eggsfrom the Argentine province of Buenos Aires following international reports of an outbreak of the disease Bird influenza is highly virulent.

The import decision excluded products heat-treated to degrees sufficient to eliminate the virus causing the disease, provided that they conform to the standard specifications and health requirements approved locally.

Official health certificate

The authority required attaching an official health certificate issued by approved authorities in Argentina proving that the excluded shipments of poultry and eggs are free of the virus or that it has been eliminated. Completely before entering the Kingdom.

The Chambers of Commerce circulated the ban on the business sector based on the World Organization for Animal Health’s monitoring reports documenting the outbreak of the epidemic issued late last month to protect local food security.

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