المملكة: “Bird flu” halts the import of poultry and eggs from Argentina

The Food and Drug Authority issued a decision to impose a temporary ban on the import of Poultry meat and table eggs from the province “Cordoba” In the Republic of Argentina, as an immediate precautionary measure following the outbreak of highly virulent avian influenza.

The Food and Drug Authority pointed out that the decision was based on the immediate notification report issued by the World Organization for Animal Health “WOAH” On the twenty-fifth of last March, which documented the emergence of epidemic foci of the disease in the Argentine province.

She confirmed that the temporary ban decision aims to Protecting local markets and ensuring the application of the highest internationally applicable “food safety” standards.

The official decision excluded from the comprehensive ban on poultry meat, table eggs, and their products that had undergone precise “heat treatment,” stressing that this treatment must be sufficient to completely eliminate the virus that causes bird influenza.

The Authority stressed the necessity of conforming the excluded products to health requirements and approved standard specifications, while requiring importers to attach a “health certificate” authenticated by the official authorities in Argentina, conclusively proving that the product is free of the virus or has been completely eliminated..