Saudi Arabia bans some French poultry imports on bird flu fears

Published Jun 9, 2021

Tridge summary

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority has temporarily banned the import of poultry meat, table eggs, and their products from the Landes, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, and Gers regions of France due to an outbreak of bird flu. However, the ban does not extend to these products if they have undergone thermal processing and meet specific health conditions, as long as a health certificate from accredited French authorities is presented, confirming the absence of the virus.

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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 ...

Source: Thepoultrysite