Saudi Arabia bans some French poultry imports on bird flu fears

Reuters and the Saudi Press Agency report that the Saudi Food and Drug Authority issued a temporary ban on the import of poultry meat, table eggs and their products from the Landes, Pyrenees-Atlantiques and Gers regions of France due to the spread of bird flu in these areas. The authority’s ban decision excluded poultry meat and table eggs that go through thermal processing, which is enough to ensure eliminating the bird flu virus, provided that these products match accredited health conditions, constraints and ...